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About Pahridih Village

Pahridih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 479 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahridih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 80.27 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 479
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pahridih compares

By the 2011 count Pahridih is the 59th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 80.27 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Pahridih

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

How far is Pahridih from other places

Pahridih lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 1.7 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 Pahridih
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 8.7 km
Nearest town Madhupur 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 20 km

Villages closest to Pahridih

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 Pahridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahridih village had a population of 922. That makes it the 59th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Pahridih village has 479 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahridih has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Pahridih covers 80.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pahridih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahridih is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance for Pahridih.

Pahridih is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahridih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 1.7 km away. Gande is about 8.7 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahridih (under 2 km), Karodih (under 2 km) and Machiadih (under 2 km).

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

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