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About Kanadih Village

Kanadih is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 159 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 162.22 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 159
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanadih compares

By the 2011 count Kanadih is the 127th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 162.22 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kanadih

Kanadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanadih as Available within 5 - 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 Kanadih from other places

Kanadih lies about 39 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 2.1 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 Kanadih
Nearest railway station Chichaki 2.1 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 12 km
District headquarters Giridih 39 km

Villages closest to Kanadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanadih village had a population of 319. That makes it the 127th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Kanadih village has 159 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanadih has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kanadih is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanadih covers 162.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanadih falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanadih is Chichaki, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanadih.

Kanadih is about 39 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanadih is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 2.1 km away. Barki Saria is about 11 km away. Dumri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuta (under 2 km), Badkharo (under 2 km) and Karmatungri (2.1 km).

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

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