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About Karanjdih Village

Karanjdih is a small village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 16 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanjdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanjdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 16
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,750
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanjdih compares

By the 2011 count Karanjdih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1031.

Getting to Karanjdih

Karanjdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karanjdih as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanjdih from other places

Karanjdih lies about 29 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 18 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 Karanjdih
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 18 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 29 km

Villages closest to Karanjdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanjdih village had a population of 44. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Karanjdih village has 16 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanjdih has about 1750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Karanjdih is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanjdih covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanjdih falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karanjdih is Chakradharpur, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Karanjdih.

Karanjdih is about 29 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanjdih is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 18 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotsa (under 2 km), Chitpil (2.2 km) and Kamigara (2.7 km).

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

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