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About Khalkhu Village

Khalkhu is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 375 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares.

Khalkhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalkhu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 375
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Khalkhu compares

By the 2011 count Khalkhu is the 69th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Khalkhu

Khalkhu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khalkhu 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 Khalkhu from other places

Khalkhu lies about 26 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 2.9 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 Khalkhu
Nearest railway station Laundh 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 5.0 km
Nearest town Rajauli 12 km
District headquarters Nawada 26 km

Villages closest to Khalkhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalkhu village had a population of 709. That makes it the 69th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Khalkhu village has 375 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalkhu has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Khalkhu covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khalkhu falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khalkhu is Laundh, about 2.9 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 Khalkhu.

Khalkhu is about 26 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalkhu is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 2.9 km away. Sirdala is about 5.0 km away. Rajauli 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 Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Kendua (under 2 km) and Upardih (under 2 km).

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

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