About Kharkuwan Village

Kharkuwan is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 798 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkuwan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Devipur
Pincode	814112
Area (hectares)	231 hectares
Population	1,489
Male Population	798
Female Population	691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kharkuwan compares

By the 2011 count Kharkuwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kharkuwan

Kharkuwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kharkuwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Kathghari, Kendua, Kewalpur and Khamardih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharkuwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkuwan village had a population of 1,489. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Kharkuwan village has 798 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkuwan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kharkuwan is 814112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkuwan covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharkuwan falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kharkuwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Kharkuwan is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.