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About Haridih Village

Haridih is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 41 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haridih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 41
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haridih compares

By the 2011 count Haridih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Haridih

Haridih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haridih as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur, Gorinda, Gurbhanga and Hakai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Haridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Haridih village had a population of 85. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Haridih village has 41 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haridih has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Haridih is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haridih covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Haridih falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Haridih notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haridih.

Haridih is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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