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About Ratnadih Village

Ratnadih is a large village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,041 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratnadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Sariya
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 621 hectares
Population 2,056
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Ratnadih compares

By the 2011 count Ratnadih is the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 621 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ratnadih

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

Ratnadih lies about 28 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 10 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 Ratnadih
Nearest railway station Chichaki 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sariya 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 28 km

Villages closest to Ratnadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnadih village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Ratnadih village has 1,041 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnadih has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ratnadih is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratnadih covers 621 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratnadih falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratnadih is Chichaki, about 10 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 Ratnadih.

Ratnadih is about 28 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratnadih is in Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 15 km away. Sariya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purnidih (1.7 km), Bhusar (2.5 km) and Mayapur (3.3 km).

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

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