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About Kalaidih Village

Kalaidih is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 180 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833101
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 180
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalaidih compares

By the 2011 count Kalaidih is the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kalaidih

Kalaidih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalaidih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalaidih from other places

Kalaidih lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 4.6 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 Kalaidih
Nearest railway station Barabambo 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 11 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 12 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km

Villages closest to Kalaidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaidih village had a population of 342. That makes it the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Kalaidih village has 180 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaidih has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kalaidih is 833101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaidih covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalaidih falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalaidih is Barabambo, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalaidih.

Kalaidih is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaidih is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Barabambo is about 4.6 km away. Kuchai is about 11 km away. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirudih (under 2 km), Durusai (under 2 km) and Barachakri (2.3 km).

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

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