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About Kangodih Village

Kangodih is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 143 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 126.2 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 143
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Kangodih compares

By the 2011 count Kangodih is the 109th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 126.2 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kangodih

Kangodih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kangodih 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 Kangodih from other places

Kangodih lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 19 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 Kangodih
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Bholldih 19 km
Nearest town Gomoh 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Kangodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangodih village had a population of 287. That makes it the 109th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Kangodih village has 143 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangodih has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kangodih is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangodih covers 126.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangodih falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kangodih is Bholldih, about 19 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 Kangodih.

Kangodih 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.

Kangodih is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 8.1 km away. Bholldih is about 19 km away. Gomoh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dando Semar (under 2 km), Kharpoka (under 2 km) and Chilga (under 2 km).

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

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