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About Roldih Village

Roldih is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 29 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares.

Roldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 29
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roldih compares

By the 2011 count Roldih is the 208th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Roldih

Roldih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Roldih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Roldih from other places

Roldih lies about 19 km from Borio, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 4.8 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 Roldih
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 4.8 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 19 km

Villages closest to Roldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Roldih village had a population of 57. That makes it the 208th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Roldih village has 29 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roldih has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Roldih covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Roldih falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Roldih is Sahibganj, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Roldih.

Roldih is about 19 km from Borio in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roldih is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 4.8 km away. Sāhibganj is about 5.1 km away. Borio is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogi Mago (under 2 km), Pokhariapahar (under 2 km) and Naugachi (under 2 km).

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

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