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About Jharidih Village

Jharidih is a small village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 109 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 96.14 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 109
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharidih compares

By the 2011 count Jharidih is the 58th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 96.14 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jharidih

Jharidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharidih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jharidih from other places

Jharidih lies about 69 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sondimra, about 3.0 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 Jharidih
Nearest railway station Sondimra 3.0 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 29 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 69 km

Villages closest to Jharidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharidih village had a population of 221. That makes it the 58th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Jharidih village has 109 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharidih has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jharidih is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharidih covers 96.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharidih falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharidih is Sondimra, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jharidih.

Jharidih is about 69 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharidih is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Sondimra is about 3.0 km away. Chitarpur is about 20 km away. Nimdih is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samanpur (6.5 km), Gordih (6.7 km) and Hutu (10 km).

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

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