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About Kharmo Village

Kharmo is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 360 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharmo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharmo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Pincode 828109
Area (hectares) 118.71 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 360
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kharmo compares

By the 2011 count Kharmo is the 42nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 118.71 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kharmo

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

How far is Kharmo from other places

Kharmo lies about 33 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 17 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 Kharmo
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 12 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 17 km
Nearest town Giridih 19 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 33 km

Villages closest to Kharmo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharmo village had a population of 734. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kharmo village has 360 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharmo has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kharmo is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharmo covers 118.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharmo falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharmo is Maheshmunda Junction, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kharmo is about 33 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharmo is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 12 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 17 km away. Giridih 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 Simra (under 2 km), Lakshanpur (under 2 km) and Mahatadi (1.5 km).

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

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