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About Kedli Village

Kedli is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 273 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 608 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 273
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Kedli compares

By the 2011 count Kedli is the 82nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 608 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kedli

Kedli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kedli 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 Kedli from other places

Kedli lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 41 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 Kedli
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 20 km
District headquarters Gumla 30 km
Nearest town Gumlā 30 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 41 km

Villages closest to Kedli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedli village had a population of 552. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Kedli village has 273 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedli has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kedli is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedli covers 608 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kedli falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kedli is Lohardaga, about 41 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 Kedli.

Kedli is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedli is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 20 km away. Gumla is about 30 km away. Gumlā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraidih (under 2 km), Hushir (2.3 km) and Tendar (2.5 km).

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

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