Village · Bengabad, Giridih # Jhalakdiha Jhalakdiha is a village in Bengabad sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815312. The 2011 Census counted 1,315 people in 217 households, the 24th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 1,315 people (2011) - 217 households - 67.2% literacy - 815312 PIN code ## Jhalakdiha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhalakdiha is 815312. Jhalakdiha falls in Bengabad sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 815312 - Gram panchayat Jhalkdiha - Community development block Bengabad - Census village code 351664 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhalakdiha from nearby towns? - Giridih (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road - Giridih (district HQ) 25 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhalakdiha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Jhalakdiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bengabad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Giridih - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhalakdiha known for? The main crops are rice. About 18% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhalakdiha Of every 100 households in Jhalakdiha in 2011, 21 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Jhalakdiha · ■ Bengabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 21% 33% - Toilet within the home 4% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 96% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 5% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 76% - Use banking services 49% 50% - Television 20% 12% - Mobile phone 56% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 26% 12% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 11% 15% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhalakdiha? ■ Jhalakdiha · ■ Bengabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 59.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 928 - Working population 55.4% 54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 51.1% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 131 (18%) · ■ Marginal 550 (76%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bengabad - Naitanr 1,366 people - Chhotkikharagdiha 1,356 people - Chitmadih 1,354 people - Tarajori 1,335 people - Ojhadih 1,279 people - Khutribad 1,278 people - Phuphundi 1,271 people - Badwara 1,244 people All 257 villages in Bengabad ## Other places named Jhalakdiha - Jhalakdiha · Village, Giridih, Giridih · 655 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhalakdiha? 815312 - How far is Jhalakdiha from Giridih? 25 km by road - What is the population of Jhalakdiha? 1,315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhalakdiha in? Giridih district (Bengabad sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Jhalakdiha? 67.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bengabad/jhalakdiha/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.