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About Roldih Village

Roldih is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 36 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 40.31 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 36
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roldih compares

By the 2011 count Roldih is the 100th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 40.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Roldih

Roldih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Roldih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Roldih from other places

Roldih lies about 43 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 17 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 Roldih
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 16 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 17 km
Nearest town Dumka 31 km
District headquarters Pakur 43 km

Villages closest to Roldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Roldih village had a population of 69. That makes it the 100th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Roldih village has 36 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roldih has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Roldih is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roldih covers 40.31 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.

Roldih falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Roldih is Harinsing, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Roldih.

Roldih is about 43 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roldih is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 16 km away. Harinsing is about 17 km away. Dumka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barapaharpur (11 km), Baramasia (14 km) and Bansmatia (15 km).

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

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