About Jharapdih Village

Jharapdih is a small village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 32 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharapdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharapdih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Bishrampur
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	2.55 hectares
Population	58
Male Population	32
Female Population	26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
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 Jharapdih compares

By the 2011 count Jharapdih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 2.55 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jharapdih

Jharapdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jharapdih 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 Jharapdih from other places

Jharapdih lies about 12 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 4.5 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 Jharapdih
Nearest railway station	Gumia	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishrampur	12 km
District headquarters	Palamu	12 km

Villages closest to Jharapdih

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

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Common questions about Jharapdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharapdih village had a population of 58. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Jharapdih village has 32 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharapdih has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Jharapdih is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharapdih covers 2.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jharapdih falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharapdih is Gumia, about 4.5 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 Jharapdih.

Jharapdih is about 12 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharapdih is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about 4.5 km away. Bishrampur is about 12 km away. Palamu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.