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About Kashitanr Village

Kashitanr is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 327 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.59 hectares hectares.

Kashitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashitanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Area (hectares) 146.59 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 327
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashitanr compares

By the 2011 count Kashitanr is the 52nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 146.59 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kashitanr

Kashitanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kashitanr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kashitanr from other places

Kashitanr lies about 54 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 6.1 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 Kashitanr
Nearest railway station New Giridih 6.1 km
Nearest town Giridih 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 34 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 54 km

Villages closest to Kashitanr

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 Kashitanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashitanr village had a population of 643. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kashitanr village has 327 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashitanr has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Kashitanr covers 146.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashitanr falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kashitanr is New Giridih, about 6.1 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kashitanr.

Kashitanr is about 54 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashitanr is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. New Giridih is about 6.1 km away. Giridih is about 10 km away. Tundi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baroatanr (under 2 km), Mahlitola (3.4 km) and Ratanpur (4.9 km).

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

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