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About Kandaghoghar Village

Kandaghoghar is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 55 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandaghoghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandaghoghar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825413
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 55
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
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 Kandaghoghar compares

By the 2011 count Kandaghoghar is the 92nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kandaghoghar

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

Kandaghoghar lies about 42 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hirodih, about 7.6 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 Kandaghoghar
Nearest railway station Hirodih 7.6 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 42 km

Villages closest to Kandaghoghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandaghoghar village had a population of 114. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Kandaghoghar village has 55 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandaghoghar has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kandaghoghar is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandaghoghar covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandaghoghar falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandaghoghar is Hirodih, about 7.6 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 Kandaghoghar.

Kandaghoghar is about 42 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandaghoghar is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hirodih is about 7.6 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 12 km away. Barhi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kargaio (under 2 km), Chandabigha (1.8 km) and Bodiajawar (1.8 km).

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

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