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About Kaneriabad Village

Kaneriabad is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 103 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaneriabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneriabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 13.95 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 103
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaneriabad compares

By the 2011 count Kaneriabad is the 94th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 13.95 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kaneriabad

Kaneriabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaneriabad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kaneriabad from other places

Kaneriabad lies about 79 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 30 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 Kaneriabad
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 17 km
Nearest railway station Baghi Bardiha 30 km
Nearest town Nawāda 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 79 km

Villages closest to Kaneriabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneriabad village had a population of 204. That makes it the 94th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Kaneriabad village has 103 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneriabad has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kaneriabad is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaneriabad covers 13.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaneriabad falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaneriabad is Baghi Bardiha, about 30 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 village for Kaneriabad.

Kaneriabad is about 79 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaneriabad is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 17 km away. Baghi Bardiha is about 30 km away. Nawāda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasnaur (2.8 km), Jorasemar (3.7 km) and Amba Sakhua (4.6 km).

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

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