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About Khilkanali Village

Khilkanali is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 762 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 838109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khilkanali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khilkanali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 838109
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 762
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khilkanali compares

By the 2011 count Khilkanali is the 52nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Khilkanali

Khilkanali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khilkanali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kendua Tanr, Khanrari, Khariabad and Kharmo. 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.

Common questions about Khilkanali

As per the Census of India 2011, Khilkanali village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Khilkanali village has 762 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khilkanali has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Khilkanali is 838109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khilkanali covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khilkanali falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Khilkanali notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Khilkanali.

Khilkanali is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad 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.

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

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