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About Sidu Village

Sidu is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 456 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 456
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Sidu compares

By the 2011 count Sidu is the 28th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Sidu

Sidu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sidu 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 Sidu from other places

Sidu lies about 19 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 28 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 Sidu
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 7.2 km
District headquarters Khunti 19 km
Nearest railway station Karra 28 km

Villages closest to Sidu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidu village had a population of 890. That makes it the 28th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Sidu village has 456 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidu has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Sidu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidu covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sidu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sidu is Karra, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sidu.

Sidu is about 19 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 7.2 km away. Khunti is about 19 km away. Karra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binda (under 2 km), Siangkel (1.5 km) and Siankel (1.5 km).

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

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