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About Khokhso Village

Khokhso is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 265 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khokhso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khokhso village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 496331
Area (hectares) 728.46 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 265
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khokhso compares

By the 2011 count Khokhso is the 49th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 728.46 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Khokhso

Khokhso is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khokhso as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khokhso from other places

Khokhso lies about 14 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 79 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 Khokhso
Tehsil headquarters Manora 5.5 km
District headquarters Jashpur 14 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 79 km

Villages closest to Khokhso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khokhso village had a population of 526. That makes it the 49th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Khokhso village has 265 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khokhso has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Khokhso is 496331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khokhso covers 728.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khokhso falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khokhso is Lohardaga, about 79 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khokhso.

Khokhso is about 14 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khokhso is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 5.5 km away. Jashpur is about 14 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaimarga (2.1 km), Marga (2.1 km) and Madhwa (3.2 km).

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

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