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About Jidu Village

Jidu is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 476 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, 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 Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 476
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Jidu compares

By the 2011 count Jidu is the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jidu

Jidu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jidu 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jidu from other places

Jidu lies about 27 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwar, about 7.4 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
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Sidhwar 7.4 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 27 km

Villages closest to Jidu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ormanjhi 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 952. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Jidu village has 476 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jidu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jidu is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jidu covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jidu falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jidu is Sidhwar, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jidu.

Jidu is about 27 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 Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 3.9 km away. Sidhwar is about 7.4 km away. Rāmgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghinbanda (under 2 km), Bargainbanda (under 2 km) and Piparbanda (1.5 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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