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About Jangridih Village

Jangridih is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 621 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangridih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 104.41 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 621
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Jangridih compares

By the 2011 count Jangridih is the 68th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 104.41 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jangridih

Jangridih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jangridih 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 Jangridih from other places

Jangridih 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 Jangridih
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 Jangridih

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.

Common questions about Jangridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangridih village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 68th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Jangridih village has 621 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangridih has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jangridih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangridih covers 104.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jangridih falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jangridih 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jangridih.

Jangridih 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.

Jangridih 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.

The closest recorded villages are Baghaidih (under 2 km), Bahu Raidih (under 2 km) and Balaidih (under 2 km).

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

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