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About Karodih Village

Karodih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 777 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 209.93 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 777
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karodih compares

By the 2011 count Karodih is the 20th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 209.93 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Karodih

Karodih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karodih 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karodih from other places

Karodih lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 1.5 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 Karodih
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 8.5 km
Nearest town Madhupur 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Karodih

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 Karodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Karodih village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 20th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Karodih village has 777 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karodih has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Karodih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karodih covers 209.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karodih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karodih is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Karodih.

Karodih is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karodih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 1.5 km away. Gande is about 8.5 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahridih (under 2 km), Pahridih (under 2 km) and Gobindpur (under 2 km).

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

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