About Kanichihar Village

Kanichihar is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 193 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanichihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanichihar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Tisri
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	235 hectares
Population	386
Male Population	193
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanichihar compares

By the 2011 count Kanichihar is the 83rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kanichihar

Kanichihar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanichihar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanichihar from other places

Kanichihar lies about 55 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 27 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 Kanichihar
Tehsil headquarters	Tisri	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Duriatanr Halt	27 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	55 km

Villages closest to Kanichihar

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

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Common questions about Kanichihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanichihar village had a population of 386. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Kanichihar village has 193 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanichihar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Kanichihar covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanichihar falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanichihar is Duriatanr Halt, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanichihar.

Kanichihar is about 55 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanichihar is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 8.8 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 27 km away. Jhajha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.