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About Kotaldih Village

Kotaldih is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 357 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotaldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotaldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828402
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 357
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotaldih compares

By the 2011 count Kotaldih is the 49th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kotaldih

The census records public bus service for Kotaldih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotaldih from other places

Kotaldih lies about 42 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 9.6 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 Kotaldih
Nearest railway station Salaia 9.6 km
Nearest town Giridih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 25 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 42 km

Villages closest to Kotaldih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Topchanchi 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 Kotaldih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotaldih village had a population of 667. That makes it the 49th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Kotaldih village has 357 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotaldih has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kotaldih is 828402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotaldih covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotaldih falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotaldih is Salaia, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotaldih.

Kotaldih is about 42 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotaldih is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Salaia is about 9.6 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Topchanchi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidhabad (3.2 km), Simariatanr (5.9 km) and Panredih (6.7 km).

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

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