About Kodwari Village

Kodwari is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 217 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodwari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	388
Male Population	217
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	788
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 Kodwari compares

By the 2011 count Kodwari is the 190th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 933.

Getting to Kodwari

Kodwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kodwari 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 Kodwari from other places

Kodwari lies about 56 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 10 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 Kodwari
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	14 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	28 km
District headquarters	Giridih	56 km

Villages closest to Kodwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodwari village had a population of 388. That makes it the 190th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Kodwari village has 217 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwari has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kodwari is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwari covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwari falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kodwari is Nawadih, about 10 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 Kodwari.

Kodwari is about 56 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodwari is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 10 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Kodarma is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.