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About Edaldih Village

Edaldih is a small village in Kukru tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 167 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edaldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edaldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kukru
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 94.67 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 167
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Edaldih compares

By the 2011 count Edaldih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 94.67 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Edaldih

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

How far is Edaldih from other places

Edaldih lies about 29 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about under 2 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 Edaldih
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukru 3.0 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 28 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 29 km

Villages closest to Edaldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edaldih village had a population of 341. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Edaldih village has 167 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edaldih has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Edaldih covers 94.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edaldih falls under Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Edaldih is Bakarkudi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Edaldih.

Edaldih is about 29 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edaldih is in Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Bakarkudi is about under 2 km away. Kukru is about 3.0 km away. Balarāmpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chano (under 2 km), Heremuli (under 2 km) and Dere (under 2 km).

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

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