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Harodih

Barhait mandal
Pincode 816129
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Harodih is a village in Barhait mandal, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 1,500 spread across 290 households with a literacy rate of 28.4%. The village has a railway connection.

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SUNITA TUDU
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LGD code
358556
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population
1,500
Households
290
Literacy rate
28.4%
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000♂
Workers
753
Distance to district centre
166 km
Distance to mandal centre
144 km
Distance to Ranchi
141 km
Distance to Kolkata
296 km
Nearest railway station
Jamua · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Crest Care Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Harodih compares

By population, Harodih ranks #26 of 273 villages in Barhait mandal.

Literacy rate
%
28.4%
−4.2% vs mandal average
Harodih
28.4%
Barhait mandal
32.6%
Sahebganj district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
−21 vs mandal average
Harodih
943
Barhait mandal
964
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
Harodih
5.2
Barhait mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Harodih at a glance

Harodih is a village of 1,500 people in 290 households (Census 2011) in Barhait block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 26th-largest of 273 villages in Barhait block. Literacy is 28%, 4 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 166 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 32 km from Beko, the nearest town, 4 km from Jamua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 358556. The nearest hospital or health centre is Crest Care Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is SUNITA TUDU, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 1,769 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gopladih

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Harodih · this village1,50028%
Harodih · Bengabad55233%0 km N
Harodih · Devipur3234%0 km N
Harodih · Jamua96056%0 km N
Harodih · Mohanpur36643%0 km N
Harodih · Jamua1,30551%0 km N
Bijodih · Jamua69734%2 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Harodih

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
52
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BHOGNADIH
Total area (ha)
193.25
Irrigated area (ha)
1.76
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Harodih

LGD code
358556
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population (Census 2011)
1,500
Population (projected 2026)
1,769
Households
290
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
943
Literacy rate
28.4%
Coordinates
24.32878°N, 86.18066°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barhait
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemant Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUNITA TUDU
Block / Mandal
Barhait
Nearest railway station
Jamua (4.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Harodih

Mandal centre
Barhait · ≈ 144 km
≈ 4 h 56 min by car · 5 h 52 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sahebganj · ≈ 166 km
≈ 5 h 41 min by car · 6 h 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,727 people
Beko · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi141 kmcapital
  • Kolkata296 km
  • Delhi1012 km
  • Hyderabad1111 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJamua4 km
  • Hospital / PHCCrest Care Hospital5 km
  • CollegeBajla Mahila College55 km
  • Police stationBarora Police Station57 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Jamua4.2 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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