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About Keradih Village

Keradih is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 463 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keradih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Raidih
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 589 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 463
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keradih compares

By the 2011 count Keradih is the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 589 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, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Keradih

Keradih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keradih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Keradih from other places

Keradih lies about 16 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 57 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 Keradih
Tehsil headquarters Raidih 6.2 km
District headquarters Gumla 16 km
Nearest town Gumlā 16 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 57 km

Villages closest to Keradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keradih village had a population of 935. That makes it the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Keradih village has 463 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keradih has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

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

Keradih covers 589 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.

Keradih falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Keradih is Bakaspur, about 57 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 village for Keradih.

Keradih is about 16 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keradih is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 6.2 km away. Gumla is about 16 km away. Gumlā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sipringabartoli (under 2 km), Parasima (2.0 km) and Katkaia (2.2 km).

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

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