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About Karudih Village

Karudih is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 529 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 529
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karudih compares

By the 2011 count Karudih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Karudih

Karudih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karudih as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karudih from other places

Karudih lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, 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 Karudih
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 14 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 28 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Karudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karudih village had a population of 1,086. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Karudih village has 529 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karudih has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Karudih is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karudih covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karudih falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karudih is Harinsing, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karudih.

Karudih is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karudih is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 9.9 km away. Harinsing is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digal Kharni (under 2 km), Kharni And Kharnibazar (under 2 km) and Birajpur (under 2 km).

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

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