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About Kodwe Village

Kodwe is a mid sized village in Keredari tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 626 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825611, 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 Keredari
Pincode 825611
Area (hectares) 450.73 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 626
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodwe compares

By the 2011 count Kodwe is the 24th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 450.73 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kodwe

Kodwe is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kodwe as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 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 Keredari 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 Keredari 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 1,242. That makes it the 24th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Kodwe village has 626 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwe has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kodwe is 825611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwe covers 450.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwe falls under Keredari 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Shivpur is about 16 km away. Churi is about 27 km away. Keredari 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 Lochar (under 2 km), Harila (2.4 km) and Patra Kalan (2.4 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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