About Shardiha Village

Shardiha is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 599 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shardiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shardiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakulia
Pincode	832301
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	1,190
Male Population	599
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Shardiha compares

By the 2011 count Shardiha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shardiha

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

Shardiha lies about 34 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gidhni, about 14 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 Shardiha
Nearest railway station	Gidhni	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakulia	18 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	20 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	34 km

Villages closest to Shardiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shardiha village had a population of 1,190. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Shardiha village has 599 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shardiha has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shardiha is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shardiha covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shardiha falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shardiha is Gidhni, about 14 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 Shardiha.

Shardiha is about 34 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shardiha is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Gidhni is about 14 km away. Chakulia is about 18 km away. Jhārgrām is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.