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About Bhitdiha Village

Bhitdiha is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 554 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 1,052
Male Population 554
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhitdiha compares

By the 2011 count Bhitdiha is the 11th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bhitdiha

Bhitdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhitdiha as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhitdiha from other places

Bhitdiha lies about 140 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 49 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 Bhitdiha
Nearest town Chatrā 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 23 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 49 km
District headquarters Palamu 140 km

Villages closest to Bhitdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitdiha village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the 11th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Bhitdiha village has 554 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitdiha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Bhitdiha is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhitdiha covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhitdiha falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhitdiha is Shivpur, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhitdiha.

Bhitdiha is about 140 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitdiha is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Chatrā is about 22 km away. Manatu is about 23 km away. Shivpur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundilpur (3.1 km), Rabda (4.8 km) and Banasam Alias Murdhoi (8.1 km).

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

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