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About Darbedih Village

Darbedih is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 19 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 737 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darbedih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darbedih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 105.82 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 19
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 737
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darbedih compares

By the 2011 count Darbedih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 105.82 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Darbedih

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

How far is Darbedih from other places

Darbedih lies about 66 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 25 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 Darbedih
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 25 km
Nearest town Kodarma 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 66 km

Villages closest to Darbedih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gawan 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 Darbedih

As per the Census of India 2011, Darbedih village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Darbedih village has 19 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darbedih has about 737 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Darbedih is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darbedih covers 105.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darbedih falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darbedih is Dhanwar, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Darbedih.

Darbedih is about 66 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darbedih is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 4.8 km away. Dhanwar is about 25 km away. Kodarma is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadar (under 2 km), Pandedih (under 2 km) and Khakhaswakoni (1.7 km).

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

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