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About Daridih Village

Daridih is a mid sized village in Kurdeg tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 457 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daridih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kurdeg
Pincode 835212
Area (hectares) 1104 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 457
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daridih compares

By the 2011 count Daridih is the 19th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 1104 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1012.

Getting to Daridih

Daridih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daridih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Daridih from other places

Daridih lies about 45 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 58 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 Daridih
Tehsil headquarters Kurdeg 6.5 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 38 km
District headquarters Simdega 45 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 58 km

Villages closest to Daridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daridih village had a population of 950. That makes it the 19th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Daridih village has 457 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daridih has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Daridih is 835212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daridih covers 1104 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.

Daridih falls under Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Daridih is Garposh, about 58 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 village for Daridih.

Daridih is about 45 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daridih is in Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district. Kurdeg is about 6.5 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 38 km away. Simdega is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatadih (2.1 km), Kokrachhera (2.6 km) and Litimara (3.4 km).

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

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