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About Ojhadih Village

Ojhadih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 323 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ojhadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ojhadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 111.39 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 323
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ojhadih compares

By the 2011 count Ojhadih is the 89th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 111.39 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 Ojhadih

Ojhadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ojhadih as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ojhadih from other places

Ojhadih lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 9.7 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 Ojhadih
Tehsil headquarters Gande 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 9.7 km
District headquarters Giridih 15 km

Villages closest to Ojhadih

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 Ojhadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Ojhadih village had a population of 637. That makes it the 89th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Ojhadih village has 323 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ojhadih has about 972 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 Ojhadih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ojhadih covers 111.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ojhadih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ojhadih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance for Ojhadih.

Ojhadih is about 15 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ojhadih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 1.7 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 9.7 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keradabar (under 2 km), Dalwadih (under 2 km) and Lalpur (under 2 km).

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

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