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About Khairabandh Village

Khairabandh is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 212 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 212
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Khairabandh compares

By the 2011 count Khairabandh is the 121st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Khairabandh

Khairabandh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khairabandh 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 Khairabandh from other places

Khairabandh lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 22 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 Khairabandh
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 22 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km
Nearest town Madhupur 31 km

Villages closest to Khairabandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairabandh village had a population of 404. That makes it the 121st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Khairabandh village has 212 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairabandh has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Khairabandh is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairabandh covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khairabandh falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khairabandh is Dhanpatdih, about 22 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 Khairabandh.

Khairabandh is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairabandh is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 22 km away. Jarmundi is about 22 km away. Dumka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barmasa (under 2 km), Barmasia (under 2 km) and Barmasiya (under 2 km).

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

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