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About Kanhaidih Village

Kanhaidih is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 126 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhaidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 126
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhaidih compares

By the 2011 count Kanhaidih is the 191st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Kanhaidih

Kanhaidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanhaidih as Available within 10+ 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 Kanhaidih from other places

Kanhaidih lies about 17 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 Kanhaidih
Tehsil headquarters Gande 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 14 km
District headquarters Giridih 17 km

Villages closest to Kanhaidih

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 Kanhaidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhaidih village had a population of 237. That makes it the 191st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Kanhaidih village has 126 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhaidih has about 881 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 Kanhaidih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhaidih covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhaidih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanhaidih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 km distance for Kanhaidih.

Kanhaidih is about 17 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhaidih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 5.6 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur Alias Tilaibani (under 2 km), Bhalpahri (under 2 km) and Rakaskuto (1.6 km).

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

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