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About Sandih Village

Sandih is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 544 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815315
Area (hectares) 115.04 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 544
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Sandih compares

By the 2011 count Sandih is the 79th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 115.04 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sandih

Sandih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandih 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 Sandih from other places

Sandih lies about 110 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 19 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 Sandih
Nearest railway station Barhi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 24 km
Nearest town Bagaha 26 km
District headquarters Giridih 110 km

Villages closest to Sandih

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 Sandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandih village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 79th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Sandih village has 544 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandih has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Sandih covers 115.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandih falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sandih is Barhi, about 19 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 Sandih.

Sandih is about 110 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandih is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Barhi is about 19 km away. Jamua is about 24 km away. Bagaha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tardiha (under 2 km), Tanrbigha (2.0 km) and Tejpur (3.4 km).

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

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