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About Mohandih Village

Mohandih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,757, made up of 938 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 1,757
Male Population 938
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mohandih compares

By the 2011 count Mohandih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 8.7 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 Mohandih

Mohandih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mohandih as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mohandih from other places

Mohandih lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.7 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 Mohandih
Tehsil headquarters Gande under 2 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 7.7 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Mohandih

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 Mohandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohandih village had a population of 1,757. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Mohandih village has 938 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohandih has about 873 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 Mohandih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohandih covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohandih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mohandih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mohandih.

Mohandih is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohandih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about under 2 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 7.7 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gande (under 2 km), Punidih (under 2 km) and Dasdih (under 2 km).

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

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