About Jaridih Village

Jaridih is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 810 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaridih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	235 hectares
Population	1,590
Male Population	810
Female Population	780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaridih compares

By the 2011 count Jaridih is the 34th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jaridih

Jaridih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaridih as Available within 5 - 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 Jaridih from other places

Jaridih lies about 117 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 13 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 Jaridih
Nearest railway station	Kansar Nawadah	13 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	23 km
District headquarters	Giridih	117 km

Villages closest to Jaridih

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 Jaridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaridih village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 34th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Jaridih village has 810 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaridih has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jaridih is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaridih covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaridih falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaridih is Kansar Nawadah, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaridih.

Jaridih is about 117 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaridih is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Kansar Nawadah is about 13 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 19 km away. Jamua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.