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Swarm Attacks Claim 4 Lives In A Month In Jharkhand's Giridih Village; Wasp Species Yet To Be Confirmed
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJESH KUMAR
Contact: 99****5932
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- LGD code
- 351641
- Pincode
- 815312
- Post office
- Bengabad
- Population
- 294
- Households
- 64
- Literacy rate
- 45.9%
- Sex ratio
- 804 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 152
Census 2011 · in context
How Bedodih compares
By population, Bedodih ranks #162 of 256 villages in Bengabad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.9%
−1.8% vs mandal average
Bedodih45.9%
Bengabad mandal47.7%
Giridih district51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
804
−135 vs mandal average
Bedodih804
Bengabad mandal939
Household size
people per home
4.6
−1.4 vs mandal average
Bedodih4.6
Bengabad mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bedodih at a glance
Bedodih is a village of 294 people in 64 households (Census 2011) in Bengabad block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 162nd-largest of 256 villages in Bengabad block. Literacy is 46%, 2 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 804 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815312, served by Bengabad post office; the LGD village code is 351641. The sarpanch is RAJESH KUMAR, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 347 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Manjori →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedodih · this village | 294 | 46% | — |
| Manjori · Bengabad | 1,723 | 41% | — |
| Mandardih · Bengabad | 1,500 | 55% | — |
| Dondo · Bengabad | 1,088 | 39% | — |
| Chakardaha · Bengabad | 899 | 60% | — |
| Bermi Alias Bahadurpur · Bengabad | 813 | 45% | — |
| Harodih · Bengabad | 552 | 33% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bedodih
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GIRIDIH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MANJORI
- Total area (ha)
- 61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 16.91
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bedodih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bedodih
- LGD code
- 351641
- Pincode
- 815312
- Post office
- Bengabad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 294
- Population (projected 2026)
- 347
- Households
- 64
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 804
- Literacy rate
- 45.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAJESH KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Bengabad
Same pincode
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- Gadi
- Badkitand
- Fitkuria
- Harila
- Bariabad
- Mandardih
- Madhwa Dih
- Patrodih
- Chapuadih
- Gamtaria
- Naitanr
- Chhotkikharagdiha
- Chitmadih
- Tarajori
- Jhalakdiha
- Ojhadih
- Khutribad
- Phuphundi
- Badwara
- Karanpura
- Golgo
- Bhalkudar
- Tikalato
- Bhandaridih
- Ghagra
- Madnatanr Alias Kanduagarha
- Mahtodih
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)