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About Edalhatu Village

Edalhatu is a mid sized village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 989 males and 947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edalhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edalhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 662 hectares
Population 1,936
Male Population 989
Female Population 947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edalhatu compares

By the 2011 count Edalhatu is the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 662 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Edalhatu

Edalhatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Edalhatu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Edalhatu from other places

Edalhatu lies about 32 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 20 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 Edalhatu
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 3.2 km
Nearest town Būndu 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 20 km
District headquarters Ranchi 32 km

Villages closest to Edalhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edalhatu village had a population of 1,936. That makes it the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Edalhatu village has 989 males and 947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edalhatu has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Edalhatu is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edalhatu covers 662 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edalhatu falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Edalhatu is Gautamdhara, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Edalhatu.

Edalhatu is about 32 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edalhatu is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 3.2 km away. Būndu is about 3.2 km away. Gautamdhara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chutru (1.7 km), Jamgami (2.0 km) and Arradih (2.2 km).

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

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