Pandedih

Pandedih is a village in the Jamua CD block in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Location
Pandedih is located at 24.45278°N, 86.04754°W.

Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4479 ft. The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Police station
Hirodih police station, located in Pandedih, has jurisdiction over the Jamua CD block.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Pandedih had a total population of 2,641, of which 1,375 (52%) were males and 1,266 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 441. The total number of literate persons in Pandedih was 1,540 (70.00% of the population over 6 years).

Transport
Hirodih police station is on State Highway 13 (Jharkhand), running from Koderma to Gobindpur.