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About Kewanddih Village

Kewanddih is a mid sized village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,998, made up of 1,048 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewanddih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewanddih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Pakar Tanr
Pincode 835223
Area (hectares) 2586 hectares
Population 1,998
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Kewanddih compares

By the 2011 count Kewanddih is the 6th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 2586 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kewanddih

Kewanddih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kewanddih 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 Kewanddih from other places

Kewanddih lies about 15 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 46 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 Kewanddih
Tehsil headquarters Pakar Tanr 4.6 km
District headquarters Simdega 15 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 46 km

Villages closest to Kewanddih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakar Tanr 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 Kewanddih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewanddih village had a population of 1,998. That makes it the 6th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Kewanddih village has 1,048 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewanddih has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kewanddih is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewanddih covers 2586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kewanddih falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kewanddih is Kanaroan, about 46 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 Kewanddih.

Kewanddih is about 15 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewanddih is in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. Pakar Tanr is about 4.6 km away. Simdega is about 15 km away. Kanaroan is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanjaloya (2.4 km), Takwa (2.9 km) and Karamukha (3.6 km).

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

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