About Kedu Village

Kedu is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 235 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares.

Kedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Area (hectares)	388 hectares
Population	481
Male Population	235
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
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 Kedu compares

By the 2011 count Kedu is the 88th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1001.

Getting to Kedu

Kedu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kedu 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 Kedu from other places

Kedu lies about 6.9 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 14 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 Kedu
District headquarters	Khunti	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bingaon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karra	18 km

Villages closest to Kedu

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

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Common questions about Kedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedu village had a population of 481. That makes it the 88th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kedu village has 235 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedu has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Kedu covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kedu falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kedu is Bingaon, about 14 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 Kedu.

Kedu is about 6.9 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedu is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 6.9 km away. Bingaon is about 14 km away. Karra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.