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About Khandidih Village

Khandidih is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 446 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815315
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 446
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandidih compares

By the 2011 count Khandidih is the 111th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Khandidih

Khandidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandidih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandidih from other places

Khandidih 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 Khandidih
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 Khandidih

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 Khandidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandidih village had a population of 841. That makes it the 111th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Khandidih village has 446 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandidih has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Khandidih is 815315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandidih covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khandidih falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khandidih 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khandidih.

Khandidih 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.

Khandidih 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 Khandidih today is likely to be higher.

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