About Rijhni Village

Rijhni is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 131 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rijhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rijhni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Tisri
Pincode	815317
Area (hectares)	190 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	131
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rijhni compares

By the 2011 count Rijhni is the 109th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1007.

Getting to Rijhni

Rijhni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rijhni as Available within 5 - 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 Rijhni from other places

Rijhni lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 21 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 Rijhni
Tehsil headquarters	Tisri	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Duriatanr Halt	21 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	33 km
District headquarters	Giridih	50 km

Villages closest to Rijhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rijhni village had a population of 275. That makes it the 109th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Rijhni village has 131 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rijhni has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Rijhni is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rijhni covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rijhni falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rijhni is Duriatanr Halt, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rijhni.

Rijhni is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rijhni is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 5.6 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 21 km away. Jhajha is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.