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About Ragdih Village

Ragdih is a mid sized village in Chalkusa tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 711 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ragdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ragdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chalkusa
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 435 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 711
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ragdih compares

By the 2011 count Ragdih is the 15th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 951.

Getting to Ragdih

Ragdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ragdih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ragdih from other places

Ragdih lies about 47 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Parsabad, about 5.8 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 Ragdih
Tehsil headquarters Chalkusa 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Parsabad 5.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 47 km

Villages closest to Ragdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ragdih village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 15th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Ragdih village has 711 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ragdih has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ragdih is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ragdih covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ragdih falls under Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ragdih is Parsabad, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ragdih.

Ragdih is about 47 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ragdih is in Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chalkusa is about 2.9 km away. Parsabad is about 5.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharhai (under 2 km), Dhobiadih (under 2 km) and Masani (1.7 km).

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

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