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About Ashadih Village

Ashadih is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 407 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 407
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashadih compares

By the 2011 count Ashadih is the 64th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ashadih

Ashadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashadih as Available within village. 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 Ashadih from other places

Ashadih lies about 143 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 18 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 Ashadih
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 24 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 25 km
District headquarters Jamtara 143 km

Villages closest to Ashadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashadih village had a population of 771. That makes it the 64th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Ashadih village has 407 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashadih has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ashadih is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashadih covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ashadih falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ashadih is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ashadih.

Ashadih is about 143 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashadih is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 18 km away. Narayanpur is about 24 km away. Sāhibganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (4.2 km), Dumardiha (4.6 km) and Daldala (5.0 km).

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

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