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About Upraili Kanhai Village

Upraili Kanhai is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 251 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upraili Kanhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upraili Kanhai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 251
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upraili Kanhai compares

By the 2011 count Upraili Kanhai is the 65th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Upraili Kanhai

Upraili Kanhai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Upraili Kanhai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Upraili Kanhai from other places

Upraili Kanhai lies about 54 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 12 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 Upraili Kanhai
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 15 km
Nearest town Kodarma 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 54 km

Villages closest to Upraili Kanhai

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.

Common questions about Upraili Kanhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Upraili Kanhai village had a population of 477. That makes it the 65th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Upraili Kanhai village has 251 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upraili Kanhai has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Upraili Kanhai is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upraili Kanhai covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Upraili Kanhai falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Upraili Kanhai is Dhanwar, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Upraili Kanhai.

Upraili Kanhai is about 54 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upraili Kanhai is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 12 km away. Tisri is about 15 km away. Kodarma is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hethli Kanhai (under 2 km), Chandli Alias Jamuani (1.5 km) and Chadgo (2.6 km).

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

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