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About Kanadih Village

Kanadih is a mid sized village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 668 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Sariya
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 668
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Kanadih compares

By the 2011 count Kanadih is the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kanadih

Kanadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanadih 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 Kanadih from other places

Kanadih lies about 21 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 16 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 Kanadih
Nearest railway station Nimiaghat 16 km
Nearest town Gomoh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sariya 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 21 km

Villages closest to Kanadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanadih village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Kanadih village has 668 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanadih has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kanadih is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanadih covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanadih falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanadih is Nimiaghat, about 16 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 Kanadih.

Kanadih is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanadih is in Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Nimiaghat is about 16 km away. Gomoh is about 18 km away. Sariya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjunbandh (under 2 km), Bandhkharo (under 2 km) and Balhedih (2.9 km).

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

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