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About Kadma Village

Kadma is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 663 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 663
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kadma compares

By the 2011 count Kadma is the 55th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kadma

The census records public bus service for Kadma as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kadma from other places

Kadma lies about 11 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 10 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 Kadma
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 1.7 km
Nearest town Rātu 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 10 km
District headquarters Ranchi 11 km

Villages closest to Kadma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadma village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 55th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Kadma village has 663 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadma has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kadma is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadma covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadma falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kadma is Hundur Halt, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kadma.

Kadma is about 11 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadma is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 1.7 km away. Rātu is about 9.6 km away. Hundur Halt is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukurhuttu (under 2 km), Kanke (1.7 km) and Garu (2.0 km).

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

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