About Kedal Village

Kedal is a small village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 185 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	121.46 hectares
Population	368
Male Population	185
Female Population	183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
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 Kedal compares

By the 2011 count Kedal is the 63rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 121.46 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 983.

Getting to Kedal

Kedal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kedal 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 Kedal from other places

Kedal lies about 26 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 28 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 Kedal
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	7.4 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	26 km
Nearest railway station	Garwa	28 km

Villages closest to Kedal

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

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Common questions about Kedal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedal village had a population of 368. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Kedal village has 185 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedal has about 989 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Kedal is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedal covers 121.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kedal falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kedal is Garwa, about 28 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 Kedal.

Kedal is about 26 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedal is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 7.4 km away. Garhwa is about 26 km away. Garwa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.