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About Khokha Village

Khokha is a small village in Kharaundhi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 242 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khokha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kharaundhi
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 669 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 242
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khokha compares

By the 2011 count Khokha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,574 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Khokha

Khokha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khokha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khokha from other places

Khokha lies about 55 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 26 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 Khokha
Tehsil headquarters Kharaundhi 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 26 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 41 km
District headquarters Garhwa 55 km

Villages closest to Khokha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khokha village had a population of 449. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,574 residents.

Khokha village has 242 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khokha has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Khokha is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khokha covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khokha falls under Kharaundhi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khokha is Nagar Untari, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khokha.

Khokha is about 55 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khokha is in Kharaundhi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kharaundhi is about 7.9 km away. Nagar Untari is about 26 km away. Robertsganj is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandna (2.3 km), Sundi (3.3 km) and Pipri (3.4 km).

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

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