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About Kharipahar Village

Kharipahar is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 63 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharipahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 63
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharipahar compares

By the 2011 count Kharipahar is the 203rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kharipahar

Kharipahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharipahar as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kend Pahari, Kendpahari, Kendpathar and Kesragarh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharipahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharipahar village had a population of 121. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Kharipahar village has 63 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharipahar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kharipahar is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharipahar covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharipahar falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kharipahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kharipahar is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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