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About Kadhwan Village

Kadhwan is a large village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,388 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadhwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 318.95 hectares
Population 2,693
Male Population 1,388
Female Population 1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kadhwan compares

By the 2011 count Kadhwan is the 9th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 318.95 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kadhwan

Kadhwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kadhwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kadhwan from other places

Kadhwan lies about 42 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, 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 Kadhwan
Nearest railway station Satbahini 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 28 km
Nearest town Husainābād 37 km
District headquarters Garhwa 42 km

Villages closest to Kadhwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadhwan village had a population of 2,693. That makes it the 9th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Kadhwan village has 1,388 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadhwan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Kadhwan is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadhwan covers 318.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kadhwan falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kadhwan is Satbahini, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kadhwan.

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

Kadhwan is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Satbahini is about 25 km away. Nagaruntari is about 28 km away. Husainābād is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharastal Kalan (8.9 km), Raksa (11 km) and Chekharia (12 km).

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

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