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About Khayerbani Village

Khayerbani is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 225 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khayerbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khayerbani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 225
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Khayerbani compares

By the 2011 count Khayerbani is the 95th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Khayerbani

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

Khayerbani lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 14 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 Khayerbani
Nearest railway station Harinsing 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Khayerbani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khayerbani village had a population of 461. That makes it the 95th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Khayerbani village has 225 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khayerbani has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Khayerbani is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khayerbani covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khayerbani falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khayerbani is Harinsing, about 14 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 Khayerbani.

Khayerbani is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khayerbani is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 14 km away. Masalia is about 30 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidpahari (1.6 km), Khelari (2.0 km) and Sikarpur (2.7 km).

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

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