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About Junadih Village

Junadih is a small village in Bansjor tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 235 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.96 hectares hectares.

Junadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Junadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bansjor
Area (hectares) 478.96 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 235
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Junadih compares

By the 2011 count Junadih is the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents. Its 478.96 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Junadih

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

Junadih lies about 37 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Orga, about 9.9 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 Junadih
Nearest town Birmitrapur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Orga 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansjor 12 km
District headquarters Simdega 37 km

Villages closest to Junadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Junadih village had a population of 449. That makes it the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents.

Junadih village has 235 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Junadih has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Junadih covers 478.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Junadih falls under Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Junadih is Orga, about 9.9 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 Junadih.

Junadih is about 37 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Junadih is in Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district. Birmitrapur is about 9.7 km away. Orga is about 9.9 km away. Bansjor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bendochuan (2.8 km), Bongera (4.8 km) and Dongapani (7.0 km).

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

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