About Dewandih Village

Dewandih is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 165 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewandih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	233.18 hectares
Population	341
Male Population	165
Female Population	176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dewandih compares

By the 2011 count Dewandih is the 101st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 233.18 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dewandih

Dewandih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dewandih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewandih from other places

Dewandih lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 14 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 Dewandih
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jitpur	14 km
District headquarters	Giridih	16 km

Villages closest to Dewandih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirtanr 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 Dewandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewandih village had a population of 341. That makes it the 101st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Dewandih village has 165 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewandih has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dewandih is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewandih covers 233.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewandih falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewandih is Jitpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dewandih.

Dewandih is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewandih is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 5.4 km away. Jitpur is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.