About Kanikend Village

Kanikend is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 160 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanikend Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanikend village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Deori
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	303
Male Population	160
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanikend compares

By the 2011 count Kanikend is the 157th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kanikend

Kanikend is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanikend as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kanikend from other places

Kanikend lies about 142 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Hatia, about 3.5 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 Kanikend
Nearest railway station	Hatia	3.5 km
Nearest town	Ranchi	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deori	9.9 km
District headquarters	Giridih	142 km

Villages closest to Kanikend

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanikend village had a population of 303. That makes it the 157th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Kanikend village has 160 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanikend has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kanikend is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanikend covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanikend falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanikend is Hatia, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanikend.

Kanikend is about 142 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanikend is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Hatia is about 3.5 km away. Ranchi is about 3.8 km away. Deori is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.