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About Kheribari Village

Kheribari is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 318 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheribari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheribari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 318
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheribari compares

By the 2011 count Kheribari is the 14th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kheribari

Kheribari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kheribari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kheribari from other places

Kheribari lies about 55 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, 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 Kheribari
Nearest railway station Rajgram 17 km
Nearest town Pakur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 25 km
District headquarters Dumka 55 km

Villages closest to Kheribari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheribari village had a population of 626. That makes it the 14th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Kheribari village has 318 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheribari has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kheribari is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheribari covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheribari falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kheribari is Rajgram, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kheribari.

Kheribari is about 55 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheribari is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Rajgram is about 17 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Gopikandar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majurabari (3.6 km), Bhangabandh (8.2 km) and Sahara (8.6 km).

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

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