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About Kharijol Village

Kharijol is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 166 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharijol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharijol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 155.54 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 166
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Kharijol compares

By the 2011 count Kharijol is the 148th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 155.54 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Kharijol

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

Kharijol lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 10 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 Kharijol
Nearest railway station Harinsing 10 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Kharijol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharijol village had a population of 324. That makes it the 148th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Kharijol village has 166 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharijol has about 952 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 Kharijol is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharijol covers 155.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharijol falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharijol is Harinsing, about 10 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 Kharijol.

Kharijol is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharijol is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 10 km away. Rampur Hat is about 25 km away. Shikaripara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badalpara (under 2 km), Kalyanpur (under 2 km) and Mastara (under 2 km).

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

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