About Jharadhab Village

Jharadhab is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 174 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharadhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharadhab village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	16.38 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	174
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharadhab compares

By the 2011 count Jharadhab is the 68th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 16.38 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jharadhab

Jharadhab is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharadhab as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jharadhab from other places

Jharadhab lies about 68 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, 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 Jharadhab
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshpur	25 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	32 km
District headquarters	Giridih	68 km

Villages closest to Jharadhab

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.

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Common questions about Jharadhab

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharadhab village had a population of 343. That makes it the 68th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Jharadhab village has 174 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharadhab has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

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

Jharadhab covers 16.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jharadhab falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharadhab is Maheshpur, 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 - 10 km distance for Jharadhab.

Jharadhab is about 68 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharadhab is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 6.9 km away. Maheshpur is about 25 km away. Kodarma is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.