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About Dewandih Village

Dewandih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 336 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 818312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 818312
Area (hectares) 121.47 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 336
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dewandih compares

By the 2011 count Dewandih is the 81st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 121.47 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dewandih

Dewandih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dewandih 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewandih from other places

Dewandih lies about 10 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.6 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 Dewandih
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 4.6 km
District headquarters Giridih 10 km

Villages closest to Dewandih

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.

Common questions about Dewandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewandih village had a population of 659. That makes it the 81st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dewandih village has 336 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewandih has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dewandih is 818312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewandih covers 121.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewandih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewandih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dewandih is about 10 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewandih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 3.6 km away. Gande is about 4.6 km away. Giridih is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koiridih (under 2 km), Bhagtea Lohari (under 2 km) and Lohari (under 2 km).

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

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