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About Dewdih Village

Dewdih is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 287 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 287
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewdih compares

By the 2011 count Dewdih is the 33rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dewdih

Dewdih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dewdih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dewdih from other places

Dewdih lies about 167 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 30 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 Dewdih
Nearest railway station Kajri 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 32 km
Nearest town Medininagar 33 km
District headquarters Palamu 167 km

Villages closest to Dewdih

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 Dewdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewdih village had a population of 572. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Dewdih village has 287 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewdih has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

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

Dewdih covers 342 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.

Dewdih falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewdih is Kajri, about 30 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 km distance for Dewdih.

Dewdih is about 167 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewdih is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Kajri is about 30 km away. Manatu is about 32 km away. Medininagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagirha (under 2 km), Pannadih (under 2 km) and Paduma (under 2 km).

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

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