About Ahridih Village

Ahridih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 515 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahridih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	972
Male Population	515
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ahridih compares

By the 2011 count Ahridih is the 54th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ahridih

Ahridih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ahridih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahridih from other places

Ahridih lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 1.7 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 Ahridih
Nearest railway station	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	8.7 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	20 km

Villages closest to Ahridih

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

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Common questions about Ahridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahridih village had a population of 972. That makes it the 54th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Ahridih village has 515 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahridih has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Ahridih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahridih covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahridih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ahridih is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ahridih.

Ahridih is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahridih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 1.7 km away. Gande is about 8.7 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.