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About Raidih Village

Raidih is a mid sized village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 500 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832404
Area (hectares) 541.31 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 500
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raidih compares

By the 2011 count Raidih is the 37th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 541.31 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Raidih

Raidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raidih as Available within <5 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 Raidih from other places

Raidih lies about 9.7 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 8.8 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 Raidih
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Manikui 8.8 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 9.7 km
Nearest town Bhetia 21 km

Villages closest to Raidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raidih village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 37th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Raidih village has 500 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raidih has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Raidih is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raidih covers 541.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raidih falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raidih is Manikui, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raidih.

Raidih is about 9.7 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raidih is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chandil is about 8.7 km away. Manikui is about 8.8 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palgam (under 2 km), Tirildih (under 2 km) and Ghat Dulmi (1.7 km).

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

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