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About Karandih Village

Karandih is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 212 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 212
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karandih compares

By the 2011 count Karandih is the 73rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Karandih

Karandih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karandih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karandih from other places

Karandih lies about 20 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 8.8 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 Karandih
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 8.8 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 20 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 27 km

Villages closest to Karandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karandih village had a population of 424. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Karandih village has 212 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karandih has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Karandih is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karandih covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karandih falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karandih is Bakarkudi, about 8.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karandih.

Karandih is about 20 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karandih is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 4.5 km away. Bakarkudi is about 8.8 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalgam (under 2 km), Udal (under 2 km) and Baradih (under 2 km).

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

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