About Paranchidih Village

Paranchidih is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 579 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranchidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranchidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	223.17 hectares
Population	1,133
Male Population	579
Female Population	554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Paranchidih compares

By the 2011 count Paranchidih is the 69th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 223.17 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Paranchidih

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

Paranchidih lies about 140 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Paranchidih
Nearest town	Chatrā	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	19 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	140 km

Villages closest to Paranchidih

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 Paranchidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranchidih village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 69th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Paranchidih village has 579 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranchidih has about 957 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 Paranchidih is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranchidih covers 223.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paranchidih falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paranchidih is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Paranchidih.

Paranchidih is about 140 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranchidih is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.