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About Pandedih Village

Pandedih is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 121 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandedih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandedih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 18.66 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 121
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandedih compares

By the 2011 count Pandedih is the 85th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 18.66 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pandedih

Pandedih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pandedih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pandedih from other places

Pandedih lies about 65 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 24 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 Pandedih
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 24 km
Nearest town Kodarma 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 65 km

Villages closest to Pandedih

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 Pandedih

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandedih village had a population of 229. That makes it the 85th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Pandedih village has 121 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandedih has about 893 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 Pandedih is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandedih covers 18.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pandedih falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pandedih is Dhanwar, about 24 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 village for Pandedih.

Pandedih is about 65 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandedih is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 3.9 km away. Dhanwar is about 24 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 Loharpura (under 2 km), Malda (under 2 km) and Beonk (under 2 km).

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

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