About Khala Village

Khala is one of the larger villages in Dhurki tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,242, made up of 3,156 males and 3,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1532.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Dhurki
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	1532.05 hectares
Population	6,242
Male Population	3,156
Female Population	3,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khala compares

By the 2011 count Khala is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 1532.05 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Khala

Khala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khala from other places

Khala lies about 26 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 12 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 Khala
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Satbahini	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhurki	26 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	26 km

Villages closest to Khala

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

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Common questions about Khala

As per the Census of India 2011, Khala village had a population of 6,242. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Khala village has 3,156 males and 3,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khala has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Khala is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khala covers 1532.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khala falls under Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khala is Satbahini, about 12 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 village for Khala.

Khala is about 26 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khala is in Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district. Bishrāmpur is about 11 km away. Satbahini is about 12 km away. Dhurki is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.