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About Jamdiha Village

Jamdiha is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 270 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815302
Area (hectares) 118.81 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 270
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jamdiha is the 115th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 118.81 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jamdiha

The census records public bus service for Jamdiha as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamdiha from other places

Jamdiha lies about 12 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 14 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 Jamdiha
Tehsil headquarters Gande 12 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 14 km

Villages closest to Jamdiha

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 Jamdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdiha village had a population of 524. That makes it the 115th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Jamdiha village has 270 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdiha has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jamdiha is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdiha covers 118.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdiha falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamdiha is Giridih, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamdiha.

Jamdiha is about 12 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdiha is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 12 km away. Giridih is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpura (under 2 km), Pandaria (under 2 km) and Pandri (under 2 km).

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

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