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About Kanaidi Village

Kanaidi is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 237 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaidi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaidi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Pincode 828109
Area (hectares) 125.71 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 237
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanaidi compares

By the 2011 count Kanaidi is the 80th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 125.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 958.

Getting to Kanaidi

Kanaidi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanaidi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanaidi from other places

Kanaidi lies about 38 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 Kanaidi
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 17 km
Nearest town Giridih 17 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 38 km

Villages closest to Kanaidi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaidi village had a population of 441. That makes it the 80th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kanaidi village has 237 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaidi has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kanaidi is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaidi covers 125.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaidi falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanaidi is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kanaidi is about 38 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaidi is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Tundi is about 17 km away. Giridih 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 Bhalpahari (under 2 km), Basaha (1.9 km) and Alakdiha (2.7 km).

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

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