About Dalwadih Village

Dalwadih is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 235 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalwadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	235
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalwadih compares

By the 2011 count Dalwadih is the 137th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 Dalwadih

Dalwadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dalwadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dalwadih from other places

Dalwadih lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 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 Dalwadih
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	11 km
District headquarters	Giridih	16 km

Villages closest to Dalwadih

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 Dalwadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalwadih village had a population of 438. That makes it the 137th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dalwadih village has 235 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalwadih has about 864 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 Dalwadih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalwadih covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dalwadih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dalwadih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 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 village for Dalwadih.

Dalwadih is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalwadih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 2.7 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.