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About Roldi Village

Roldi is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 472 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roldi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 252.86 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 472
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roldi compares

By the 2011 count Roldi is the 65th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 252.86 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Roldi

Roldi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Roldi as Available within 5 - 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 Roldi from other places

Roldi lies about 94 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 8.3 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 Roldi
Nearest railway station Barabambo 8.3 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 20 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 94 km

Villages closest to Roldi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Roldi village had a population of 919. That makes it the 65th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Roldi village has 472 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roldi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Roldi is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roldi covers 252.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Roldi is Barabambo, about 8.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Roldi.

Roldi is about 94 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roldi is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 8.3 km away. Chakradharpur is about 10 km away. Potka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roladi (under 2 km), Bagmara (2.4 km) and Telaidi (4.6 km).

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

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