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About Pochdiha Village

Pochdiha is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 162 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pochdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pochdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815315
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 162
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
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 Pochdiha compares

By the 2011 count Pochdiha is the 228th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Pochdiha

Pochdiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pochdiha 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. The nearest villages by name are Pathritanr, Patrogundi, Pindarsot and Pindrabad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pochdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pochdiha village had a population of 295. That makes it the 228th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Pochdiha village has 162 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pochdiha has about 821 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 Pochdiha is 815315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pochdiha covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pochdiha falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Pochdiha notes the nearest railway station 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 Pochdiha.

Pochdiha is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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