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About Kadma Village

Kadma is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 199 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.92 hectares hectares.

Kadma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Area (hectares) 130.92 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 199
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadma compares

By the 2011 count Kadma is the 66th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 130.92 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1022.

Getting to Kadma

Kadma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kadma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kadma from other places

Kadma lies about 16 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 11 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 Borio 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 16 km

Villages closest to Kadma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Borio 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 395. That makes it the 66th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kadma village has 199 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadma has about 985 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 1022.

Kadma covers 130.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadma falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kadma is Karanpurato, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kadma.

Kadma is about 16 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadma is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 8.9 km away. Karanpurato is about 11 km away. Sahibganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighi (under 2 km), Bara Rakso (under 2 km) and Turua (under 2 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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