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About Pandedih Village

Pandedih is a large village in Giridih tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,189 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815301, 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 Giridih
Pincode 815301
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 2,246
Male Population 1,189
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pandedih compares

By the 2011 count Pandedih is the 20th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,003 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Pandedih

The census records public bus service for Pandedih as Available within <5 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 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 9.5 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Giridih 9.5 km

Villages closest to Pandedih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Giridih 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 2,246. That makes it the 20th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,003 residents.

Pandedih village has 1,189 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandedih has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Pandedih is 815301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandedih covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pandedih falls under Giridih tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pandedih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pandedih.

Pandedih is about 9.5 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 Giridih tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 1.7 km away. Giridih is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmatanr (2.6 km), Phuljori (4.8 km) and Belatanr (5.9 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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