About Jamdiha Village

Jamdiha is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 215 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	231 hectares
Population	420
Male Population	215
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jamdiha is the 200th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jamdiha

Jamdiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamdiha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jamdiha from other places

Jamdiha lies about 137 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 26 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 Jamdiha
Nearest town	Chatrā	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	15 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	26 km
District headquarters	Giridih	137 km

Villages closest to Jamdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdiha village had a population of 420. That makes it the 200th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Jamdiha village has 215 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdiha has about 953 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Jamdiha is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdiha covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamdiha falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamdiha is Katkamsandi, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Jamdiha.

Jamdiha is about 137 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdiha is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 8.9 km away. Jamua is about 15 km away. Katkamsandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.