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About Jahiradih Village

Jahiradih is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahiradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahiradih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 75
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Jahiradih compares

By the 2011 count Jahiradih is the 167th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1007.

Getting to Jahiradih

Jahiradih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jahiradih 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 Jahiradih from other places

Jahiradih lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 16 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 Jahiradih
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 21 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Jahiradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahiradih village had a population of 146. That makes it the 167th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Jahiradih village has 75 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahiradih has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jahiradih is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahiradih covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jahiradih falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jahiradih is Chakradharpur, about 16 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 Jahiradih.

Jahiradih is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahiradih is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 16 km away. Bandgaon is about 21 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durdurda (under 2 km), Chingida (under 2 km) and Sarugora (2.0 km).

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

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