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About Amdiha Village

Amdiha is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,606, made up of 844 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 391.65 hectares
Population 1,606
Male Population 844
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amdiha compares

By the 2011 count Amdiha is the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 391.65 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Amdiha

Amdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amdiha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Amdiha from other places

Amdiha lies about 41 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about 1.6 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 Amdiha
Nearest railway station Mangra 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 5.5 km
Nearest town Medininagar 18 km
District headquarters Latehar 41 km

Villages closest to Amdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdiha village had a population of 1,606. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Amdiha village has 844 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdiha has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Amdiha is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amdiha covers 391.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amdiha falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amdiha is Mangra, about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amdiha.

Amdiha is about 41 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amdiha is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Mangra is about 1.6 km away. Barwadih is about 5.5 km away. Medininagar 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 Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Hendehas (1.9 km) and Murgidih (2.5 km).

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

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