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About Kokdih Village

Kokdih is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 411 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Albert Ekka
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 411
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Kokdih compares

By the 2011 count Kokdih is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kokdih

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

Kokdih lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 62 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 Kokdih
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Albert Ekka 29 km
District headquarters Gumla 29 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 62 km

Villages closest to Kokdih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Kokdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokdih village had a population of 844. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kokdih village has 411 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokdih has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kokdih is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokdih covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokdih falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kokdih is Lohardaga, about 62 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 Kokdih.

Kokdih is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokdih is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Jashpur Nagar is about 24 km away. Albert Ekka is about 29 km away. Gumla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kori (2.1 km), Bumtel (3.2 km) and Ponri (3.8 km).

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

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