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About Kadwadih Village

Kadwadih is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 225 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 800134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 800134
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 225
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadwadih compares

By the 2011 count Kadwadih is the 64th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kadwadih

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

How far is Kadwadih from other places

Kadwadih lies about 53 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kendposi, about 21 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 Kadwadih
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Kendposi 21 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 53 km

Villages closest to Kadwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadwadih village had a population of 420. That makes it the 64th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Kadwadih village has 225 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadwadih has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kadwadih is 800134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadwadih covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadwadih falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kadwadih is Kendposi, about 21 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 - 10 km distance for Kadwadih.

Kadwadih is about 53 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadwadih is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 6.3 km away. Kendposi is about 21 km away. Rairangpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharia (2.9 km), Jamarposi (3.4 km) and Ulihatu (3.6 km).

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

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