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About Katahadih Village

Katahadih is a large village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,484, made up of 1,299 males and 1,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katahadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katahadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Jainagar
Pincode 825409
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 2,484
Male Population 1,299
Female Population 1,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Katahadih compares

By the 2011 count Katahadih is the 10th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Katahadih

Katahadih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Katahadih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katahadih from other places

Katahadih lies about 93 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Ramgarh, about 3.6 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 Katahadih
Nearest railway station Ramgarh 3.6 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jainagar 24 km
District headquarters Kodarma 93 km

Villages closest to Katahadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katahadih village had a population of 2,484. That makes it the 10th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Katahadih village has 1,299 males and 1,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katahadih has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Katahadih is 825409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katahadih covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katahadih falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katahadih is Ramgarh, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Katahadih.

Katahadih is about 93 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katahadih is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Ramgarh is about 3.6 km away. Rāmgarh is about 4.5 km away. Jainagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumardiha (7.7 km), Jhalakdih (7.7 km) and Chhotki Lerhia (9.1 km).

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

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