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About Amdih Village

Amdih is a small village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 74 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 74
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Amdih compares

By the 2011 count Amdih is the 154th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Amdih

Amdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Amdih 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 Amdih from other places

Amdih lies about 20 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 13 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 Amdih
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 13 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 13 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 25 km

Villages closest to Amdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdih village had a population of 144. That makes it the 154th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Amdih village has 74 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdih has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Amdih is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amdih covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amdih falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amdih is Mahali Marup, about 13 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 Amdih.

Amdih is about 20 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amdih is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 13 km away. Gobindpur is about 13 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Salampathar (2.0 km), Sidadih (2.4 km) and Burudih (3.4 km).

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

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