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About Khakhra Village

Khakhra is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 106 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakhra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 106
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khakhra compares

By the 2011 count Khakhra is the 231st largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Khakhra

Khakhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khakhra as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khakhra from other places

Khakhra lies about 32 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 12 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 Khakhra
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 12 km
Nearest town Madhupur 19 km
District headquarters Deoghar 32 km

Villages closest to Khakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakhra village had a population of 200. That makes it the 231st largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Khakhra village has 106 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakhra has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Khakhra is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khakhra covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khakhra falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khakhra is Joramow Railway Station, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khakhra.

Khakhra is about 32 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khakhra is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 2.6 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 12 km away. Madhupur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajganj (under 2 km), Kendua (under 2 km) and Chharra (under 2 km).

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

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