About Kedal Village

Kedal is a small village in Khelari tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 211 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Khelari
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	492 hectares
Population	411
Male Population	211
Female Population	200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kedal compares

By the 2011 count Kedal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kedal

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

How far is Kedal from other places

Kedal lies about 42 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Khalari, about 5.1 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 Kedal
Tehsil headquarters	Khelari	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Khalari	5.1 km
Nearest town	Khalāri	5.1 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	42 km

Villages closest to Kedal

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

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Common questions about Kedal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedal village had a population of 411. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Kedal village has 211 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedal has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kedal is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedal covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kedal falls under Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kedal is Khalari, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kedal is about 42 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedal is in Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district. Khelari is about 5.1 km away. Khalari is about 5.1 km away. Khalāri is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.