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About Raidih Village

Raidih is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 223 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 223
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raidih compares

By the 2011 count Raidih is the 64th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Raidih

Raidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raidih as Available within 10+ 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 Raidih from other places

Raidih lies about 37 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 20 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 Raidih
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 20 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 26 km
District headquarters Godda 37 km

Villages closest to Raidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raidih village had a population of 463. That makes it the 64th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Raidih village has 223 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raidih has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Raidih is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raidih covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raidih falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raidih is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 20 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 km distance for Raidih.

Raidih is about 37 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raidih is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 3.6 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 20 km away. Sāhibganj 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 Nawadih (under 2 km), Nawadih Parthumanjhi (under 2 km) and Dalang (under 2 km).

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

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