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About Jaridih Village

Jaridih is a small village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 75 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,307 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaridih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 119.19 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 75
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,307
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaridih compares

By the 2011 count Jaridih is the 122nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 119.19 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jaridih

Jaridih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaridih as Available within <5 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 Jaridih from other places

Jaridih lies about 18 km from Jamtara. 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 Jaridih
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 18 km
District headquarters Jamtara 18 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 18 km

Villages closest to Jaridih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 Jaridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaridih village had a population of 173. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Jaridih village has 75 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaridih has about 1307 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

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

Jaridih covers 119.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaridih falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jaridih notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaridih.

Jaridih is about 18 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaridih is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 18 km away. Jamtara is about 18 km away. Jāmtāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babudi (4.0 km), Bankati (4.2 km) and Baratanr (4.2 km).

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

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