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About Jidu Village

Jidu is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 428 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jidu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jidu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 428
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Jidu compares

By the 2011 count Jidu is the 52nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 986.

Getting to Jidu

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

Jidu lies about 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about under 2 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 Jidu
Nearest railway station Jonha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 10 km
Nearest town Būndu 23 km
District headquarters Ranchi 30 km

Villages closest to Jidu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jidu village had a population of 852. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Jidu village has 428 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jidu has about 991 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Jidu is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jidu covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jidu falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jidu is Jonha, about under 2 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 Jidu.

Jidu is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jidu is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Jonha is about under 2 km away. Angara is about 10 km away. Būndu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaratoli (under 2 km), Guridih (under 2 km) and Rupru (1.8 km).

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

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