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About Nakidih Village

Nakidih is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 436 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835024
Area (hectares) 532.28 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 436
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Nakidih compares

By the 2011 count Nakidih is the 29th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 532.28 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 981.

Getting to Nakidih

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

Nakidih lies about 42 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 18 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 Nakidih
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 1.8 km
Nearest town Būndu 11 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 42 km

Villages closest to Nakidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakidih village had a population of 883. That makes it the 29th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Nakidih village has 436 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakidih has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Nakidih is 835024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakidih covers 532.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nakidih falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakidih is Gautamdhara, about 18 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 Nakidih.

Nakidih 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.

Nakidih is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 1.8 km away. Būndu is about 11 km away. Gautamdhara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serenghatu (under 2 km), Nimdih (under 2 km) and Jintu (1.7 km).

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

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