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About Kadaldih Village

Kadaldih is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 155 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Kadaldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadaldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 155
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadaldih compares

By the 2011 count Kadaldih is the 81st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kadaldih

Kadaldih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kadaldih as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kadaldih from other places

Kadaldih lies about 26 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 32 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 Kadaldih
Tehsil headquarters Erki 26 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 32 km

Villages closest to Kadaldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadaldih village had a population of 296. That makes it the 81st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kadaldih village has 155 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadaldih has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Kadaldih covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadaldih falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kadaldih is Chakradharpur, about 32 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kadaldih.

Kadaldih is about 26 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadaldih is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 26 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Chakradharpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuyugutu (under 2 km), Birsorra (1.6 km) and Tuntu (2.3 km).

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

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