About Kedal Village

Kedal is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 320 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	1265 hectares
Population	596
Male Population	320
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kedal compares

By the 2011 count Kedal is the 31st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 1265 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Kedal

Kedal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kedal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kedal from other places

Kedal lies about 158 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 42 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 Kedal
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	26 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	41 km
Nearest railway station	Kajri	42 km
District headquarters	Palamu	158 km

Villages closest to Kedal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedal village had a population of 596. That makes it the 31st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kedal village has 320 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedal has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Kedal is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedal covers 1265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kedal falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kedal is Kajri, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kedal.

Kedal is about 158 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedal is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 26 km away. Chatrā is about 41 km away. Kajri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.