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About Kantidighi Village

Kantidighi is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 407 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantidighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantidighi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 407
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantidighi compares

By the 2011 count Kantidighi is the 72nd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kantidighi

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

Kantidighi lies about 174 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 6.0 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 Kantidighi
Nearest railway station Karra 6.0 km
Nearest town Khunti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 29 km
District headquarters Giridih 174 km

Villages closest to Kantidighi

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.

Common questions about Kantidighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantidighi village had a population of 753. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Kantidighi village has 407 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantidighi has about 850 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 Kantidighi is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantidighi covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantidighi falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kantidighi is Karra, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantidighi.

Kantidighi is about 174 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantidighi is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Karra is about 6.0 km away. Khunti is about 16 km away. Deori is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjhar (3.6 km), Pipradih (6.8 km) and Amjo (8.0 km).

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

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