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About Jangidiri Village

Jangidiri is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 410 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangidiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangidiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825107
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 410
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangidiri compares

By the 2011 count Jangidiri is the 84th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jangidiri

Jangidiri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jangidiri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jangidiri from other places

Jangidiri lies about 31 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 4.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jangidiri
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 31 km

Villages closest to Jangidiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jangidiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangidiri village had a population of 768. That makes it the 84th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Jangidiri village has 410 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangidiri has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Jangidiri is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangidiri covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jangidiri falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jangidiri is Chaudhribandh, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jangidiri.

Jangidiri is about 31 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangidiri is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 4.5 km away. Dumri is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bolidih (under 2 km), Berha Suiyadih (1.6 km) and Kolhua (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jangidiri today is likely to be higher.

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