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About Purnadih Village

Purnadih is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 366 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 366
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Purnadih compares

By the 2011 count Purnadih is the 36th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Purnadih

Purnadih 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 Purnadih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Purnadih from other places

Purnadih lies about 52 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, 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 Purnadih
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 14 km
Nearest town Kodarma 40 km
District headquarters Giridih 52 km

Villages closest to Purnadih

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.

Common questions about Purnadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnadih village had a population of 781. That makes it the 36th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Purnadih village has 366 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnadih has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Purnadih covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purnadih falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnadih is Dhanwar, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purnadih.

Purnadih is about 52 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnadih is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 8.7 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Kodarma is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmipur (under 2 km), Manjhladih (under 2 km) and Paharpur (under 2 km).

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

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