About Jahirdih Village

Jahirdih is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 274 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahirdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahirdih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Sonahatu
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	274
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jahirdih compares

By the 2011 count Jahirdih is the 48th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jahirdih

Jahirdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jahirdih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahirdih from other places

Jahirdih lies about 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 12 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 Jahirdih
Tehsil headquarters	Sonahatu	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Torang	12 km
Nearest town	Būndu	18 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	48 km

Villages closest to Jahirdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahirdih village had a population of 551. That makes it the 48th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Jahirdih village has 274 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahirdih has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jahirdih is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahirdih covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jahirdih falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jahirdih is Torang, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jahirdih.

Jahirdih is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahirdih is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 5.8 km away. Torang is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.