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About Dukhiadih Village

Dukhiadih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 259 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dukhiadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dukhiadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 259
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dukhiadih compares

By the 2011 count Dukhiadih is the 117th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dukhiadih

Dukhiadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dukhiadih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dukhiadih from other places

Dukhiadih lies about 11 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.3 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 Dukhiadih
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 4.9 km
District headquarters Giridih 11 km

Villages closest to Dukhiadih

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 Dukhiadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dukhiadih village had a population of 519. That makes it the 117th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dukhiadih village has 259 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dukhiadih has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Dukhiadih covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dukhiadih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dukhiadih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dukhiadih.

Dukhiadih is about 11 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dukhiadih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 3.3 km away. Gande is about 4.9 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulhadih (under 2 km), Dewandih (under 2 km) and Maheshmunda (1.6 km).

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

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