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About Unchdih Village

Unchdih is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 281 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Unchdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unchdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Raidih
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 281
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Unchdih compares

By the 2011 count Unchdih is the 47th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Unchdih

Unchdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Unchdih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Unchdih from other places

Unchdih lies about 12 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 54 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 Unchdih
Tehsil headquarters Raidih 9.9 km
District headquarters Gumla 12 km
Nearest town Gumlā 12 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 54 km

Villages closest to Unchdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Unchdih village had a population of 539. That makes it the 47th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Unchdih village has 281 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unchdih has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Unchdih is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Unchdih covers 392 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.

Unchdih falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Unchdih is Bakaspur, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Unchdih.

Unchdih is about 12 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unchdih is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 9.9 km away. Gumla is about 12 km away. Gumlā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (under 2 km), Pogra (1.8 km) and Telea (2.6 km).

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

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