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About Manikdiha Village

Manikdiha is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 30 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 30
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Manikdiha compares

By the 2011 count Manikdiha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Manikdiha

Manikdiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikdiha 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 Manikdiha from other places

Manikdiha lies about 24 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 22 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 Manikdiha
Tehsil headquarters Gande 14 km
Nearest railway station Vidyasagar 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 24 km

Villages closest to Manikdiha

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 Manikdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikdiha village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Manikdiha village has 30 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikdiha has about 800 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 Manikdiha is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikdiha covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikdiha falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manikdiha is Vidyasagar, about 22 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 Manikdiha.

Manikdiha is about 24 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikdiha is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 14 km away. Vidyasagar is about 22 km away. Giridih is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banki Kalan (under 2 km), Sibuadih (1.5 km) and Jitjora (1.8 km).

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

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