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About Keradih Village

Keradih is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,661, made up of 1,394 males and 1,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.99 hectares hectares.

Keradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keradih village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 174.99 hectares
Population 2,661
Male Population 1,394
Female Population 1,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Keradih compares

By the 2011 count Keradih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 174.99 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Keradih

Keradih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keradih 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 Keradih from other places

Keradih lies about 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 20 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 Keradih
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 3.9 km
District headquarters Chandauli 20 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 20 km

Villages closest to Keradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keradih village had a population of 2,661. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Keradih village has 1,394 males and 1,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keradih has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Keradih covers 174.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Keradih falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Keradih is Chandauli Majhwar, about 20 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 Keradih.

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

Keradih is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 3.9 km away. Chandauli is about 20 km away. Chandauli Majhwar 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 Thekha (under 2 km), Mansapur (under 2 km) and Ganeshpur (under 2 km).

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

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