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About Karkadih Village

Karkadih is a small village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 15 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 183.33 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 15
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
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 Karkadih compares

By the 2011 count Karkadih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 183.33 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 979.

Getting to Karkadih

Karkadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karkadih 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 Karkadih from other places

Karkadih lies about 35 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 25 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 Karkadih
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 4.4 km
Nearest town Būndu 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 25 km
District headquarters Ranchi 35 km

Villages closest to Karkadih

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 Karkadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkadih village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Karkadih village has 15 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkadih has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Karkadih covers 183.33 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.

Karkadih falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karkadih is Gautamdhara, about 25 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 Karkadih.

Karkadih is about 35 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkadih is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 4.4 km away. Būndu is about 4.4 km away. Gautamdhara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karambu (1.5 km), Paramdih (2.0 km) and Huanghatu (2.2 km).

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

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