About Khetko Village

Khetko is one of the larger villages in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,057, made up of 4,228 males and 3,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1064.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khetko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khetko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829123
Area (hectares)	1064.13 hectares
Population	8,057
Male Population	4,228
Female Population	3,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khetko compares

By the 2011 count Khetko is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 1064.13 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Khetko

Khetko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khetko as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khetko from other places

Khetko lies about 26 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 2.4 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 Khetko
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	2.4 km
Nearest town	Jāridih	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	26 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	26 km

Villages closest to Khetko

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

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Common questions about Khetko

As per the Census of India 2011, Khetko village had a population of 8,057. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Khetko village has 4,228 males and 3,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khetko has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Khetko is 829123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khetko covers 1064.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khetko falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khetko is Jarangdih, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khetko.

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

Khetko is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Jarangdih is about 2.4 km away. Jāridih is about 2.9 km away. Peterwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.