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About Khanwadih Village

Khanwadih is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 353 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Khanwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 353
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918

How Khanwadih compares

By the 2011 count Khanwadih is the 47th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

How far is Khanwadih from other places

Khanwadih lies about 35 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 16 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 Khanwadih
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 14 km
Nearest railway station Nimiaghat 16 km
Nearest town Gomoh 18 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 35 km

Villages closest to Khanwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanwadih village had a population of 677. That makes it the 47th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Khanwadih village has 353 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanwadih has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Khanwadih covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanwadih falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khanwadih is Nimiaghat, about 16 km away in a straight line.

Khanwadih is about 35 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanwadih is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Topchanchi is about 14 km away. Nimiaghat is about 16 km away. Gomoh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Kanadih (under 2 km), Kanadih Alias Mazhacho (under 2 km) and Karmatanr (4.3 km).

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

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