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About Kairadih Village

Kairadih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 410 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 818312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kairadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kairadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 818312
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 410
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Kairadih compares

By the 2011 count Kairadih is the 72nd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 945.

Getting to Kairadih

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

Kairadih lies about 10 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 9.2 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 Kairadih
Tehsil headquarters Gande 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 9.2 km
District headquarters Giridih 10 km

Villages closest to Kairadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kairadih village had a population of 777. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Kairadih village has 410 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kairadih has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kairadih is 818312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kairadih covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kairadih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kairadih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 9.2 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 Kairadih.

Kairadih is about 10 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kairadih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 5.1 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 9.2 km away. Giridih is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshmarwa (under 2 km), Chutiadih (under 2 km) and Pandnatanr (under 2 km).

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

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