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About Dandadih Village

Dandadih is a large village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,319, made up of 2,266 males and 2,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Jainagar
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 4,319
Male Population 2,266
Female Population 2,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandadih compares

By the 2011 count Dandadih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dandadih

Dandadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dandadih as Available within 10+ 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 Dandadih from other places

Dandadih lies about 81 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Bhurkunda, about 9.4 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 Dandadih
Nearest town Saunda 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Bhurkunda 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jainagar 9.7 km
District headquarters Kodarma 81 km

Villages closest to Dandadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandadih village had a population of 4,319. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Dandadih village has 2,266 males and 2,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandadih has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dandadih is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandadih covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dandadih falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandadih is Bhurkunda, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance for Dandadih.

Dandadih is about 81 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandadih is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Saunda is about 8.6 km away. Bhurkunda is about 9.4 km away. Jainagar is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandaria (under 2 km), Bhagandih (9.6 km) and Jainagar (9.7 km).

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

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