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About Chandih Village

Chandih is a mid sized village in Ketar tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 500 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ketar
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 584.04 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 500
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandih compares

By the 2011 count Chandih is the 21st largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents. Its 584.04 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chandih

Chandih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandih as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chandih from other places

Chandih lies about 44 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 25 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 Chandih
Tehsil headquarters Ketar 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 25 km
Nearest town Husainābād 42 km
District headquarters Garhwa 44 km

Villages closest to Chandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandih village had a population of 910. That makes it the 21st largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents.

Chandih village has 500 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandih has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chandih is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandih covers 584.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandih falls under Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandih is Nagar Untari, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandih.

Chandih is about 44 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandih is in Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district. Ketar is about 4.4 km away. Nagar Untari is about 25 km away. Husainābād is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijdih (under 2 km), Khairwa (3.2 km) and Baksipur (3.3 km).

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

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