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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RUKSANA BIBI
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- LGD code
- 361818
- Pincode
- 828109
- Post office
- Govindpur (Dhanbad)
- Population
- 345
- Households
- 58
- Literacy rate
- 29.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1018 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 218
Census 2011 · in context
How Jodhadih compares
By population, Jodhadih ranks #156 of 220 villages in Gobindpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
29.3%
−27.3% vs mandal average
- Jodhadih
- 29.3%
- Gobindpur mandal
- 56.6%
- Dhanbad district
- 64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
+85 vs mandal average
- Jodhadih
- 1,018
- Gobindpur mandal
- 933
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Jodhadih
- 5.9
- Gobindpur mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jodhadih at a glance
Jodhadih is a village of 345 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Gobindpur block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 156th-largest of 220 villages in Gobindpur block. Literacy is 29%, 27 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 828109, served by Govindpur (Dhanbad) post office; the LGD village code is 361818. The sarpanch is RUKSANA BIBI, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 407 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jodhadih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 7
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHANBAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHARAJ
- Total area (ha)
- 103.63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.52
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jodhadih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jodhadih
- LGD code
- 361818
- Pincode
- 828109
- Post office
- Govindpur (Dhanbad)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 345
- Population (projected 2026)
- 407
- Households
- 58
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1018
- Literacy rate
- 29.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RUKSANA BIBI
- Block / Mandal
- Gobindpur
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)