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About Punidih Village

Punidih is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 166 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 11.43 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 166
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Punidih compares

By the 2011 count Punidih is the 163rd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 11.43 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Punidih

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

Punidih lies about 14 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.6 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 Punidih
Tehsil headquarters Gande under 2 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 7.6 km
District headquarters Giridih 14 km

Villages closest to Punidih

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 Punidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Punidih village had a population of 328. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Punidih village has 166 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punidih has about 976 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 Punidih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punidih covers 11.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punidih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Punidih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.6 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 Punidih.

Punidih is about 14 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punidih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about under 2 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 7.6 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 Gande (under 2 km), Mohandih (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 Punidih today is likely to be higher.

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