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About Kardaha Village

Kardaha is a large village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,577, made up of 1,850 males and 1,727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kardaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kardaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733149
Area (hectares) 95.74 hectares
Population 3,577
Male Population 1,850
Female Population 1,727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kardaha compares

By the 2011 count Kardaha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 95.74 hectares work out to about 37 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 954.

Getting to Kardaha

Kardaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kardaha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kardaha from other places

Kardaha lies about 140 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.4 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 Kardaha
Nearest railway station Chatra 8.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 18 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 140 km

Villages closest to Kardaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kardaha village had a population of 3,577. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Kardaha village has 1,850 males and 1,727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kardaha has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kardaha is 733149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kardaha covers 95.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kardaha falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kardaha is Chatra, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kardaha.

Kardaha is about 140 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kardaha is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Chatra is about 8.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Tapan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakharpur (2.9 km), Madnahar (4.8 km) and Rajapur (5.4 km).

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

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