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About Alagdiha Village

Alagdiha is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 112 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 112
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alagdiha compares

By the 2011 count Alagdiha is the 49th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1004.

Getting to Alagdiha

Alagdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alagdiha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Alagdiha from other places

Alagdiha lies about 14 km from Garu, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 14 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 Alagdiha
Nearest railway station Latehar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Garu 14 km
Nearest town Lātehār 18 km

Villages closest to Alagdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagdiha village had a population of 240. That makes it the 49th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Alagdiha village has 112 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagdiha has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Alagdiha covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alagdiha falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alagdiha is Latehar, about 14 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 village for Alagdiha.

Alagdiha is about 14 km from Garu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagdiha is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Latehar is about 14 km away. Garu is about 14 km away. Lātehār 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 Chanchu (under 2 km), Ghasitola (under 2 km) and Sarju (under 2 km).

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

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