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About Jamdih Village

Jamdih is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 68 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 52.95 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 68
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamdih compares

By the 2011 count Jamdih is the 66th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 52.95 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jamdih

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

Jamdih lies about 27 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 4.0 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 Jamdih
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Richughuta 4.0 km
Nearest town Lātehār 12 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 27 km

Villages closest to Jamdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdih village had a population of 128. That makes it the 66th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Jamdih village has 68 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdih has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Jamdih is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdih covers 52.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdih falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamdih is Richughuta, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamdih.

Jamdih is about 27 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdih is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Peshrar is about under 2 km away. Richughuta is about 4.0 km away. Lātehār is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwadih (under 2 km), Ambapawa (under 2 km) and Keradih (under 2 km).

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

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