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About Keradih Village

Keradih is a large village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,053, made up of 1,041 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keradih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 591.6 hectares
Population 2,053
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keradih compares

By the 2011 count Keradih is the 5th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 591.6 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Keradih

Keradih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keradih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keradih from other places

Keradih lies about 17 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 88 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Keradih
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 9.8 km
District headquarters Jashpur 17 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 17 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 88 km

Villages closest to Keradih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kunkuri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Keradih

As per the Census of India 2011, Keradih village had a population of 2,053. That makes it the 5th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Keradih village has 1,041 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keradih has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Keradih is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keradih covers 591.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keradih falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Keradih is Garposh, about 88 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Keradih.

Keradih is about 17 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keradih is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 9.8 km away. Jashpur is about 17 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutgaon (2.5 km), Dumartoli (2.7 km) and Kamtara (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Keradih today is likely to be higher.

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