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About Kodwe Village

Kodwe is a mid sized village in Dadi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 891 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodwe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Dadi
Pincode 825330
Area (hectares) 435 hectares
Population 1,723
Male Population 891
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kodwe compares

By the 2011 count Kodwe is the 13th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kodwe

Kodwe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kodwe 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kodwe from other places

Kodwe lies about 28 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 16 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 Kodwe
Nearest railway station Shivpur 16 km
Nearest town Churi 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadi 28 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 28 km

Villages closest to Kodwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodwe village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 13th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kodwe village has 891 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwe has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kodwe is 825330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwe covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwe falls under Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kodwe is Shivpur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kodwe.

Kodwe is about 28 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodwe is in Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Shivpur is about 16 km away. Churi is about 27 km away. Dadi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Napo (19 km), Kura (27 km) and Khapia (29 km).

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

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