About Bhim Khar Village

Bhim Khar is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 494 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhim Khar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhim Khar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Meral
Pincode	822133
Area (hectares)	329.98 hectares
Population	980
Male Population	494
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Bhim Khar compares

By the 2011 count Bhim Khar is the 45th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 329.98 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 953.

Getting to Bhim Khar

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

Bhim Khar lies about 16 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 7.7 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 Bhim Khar
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meral	8.8 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	16 km

Villages closest to Bhim Khar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meral 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 Bhim Khar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhim Khar village had a population of 980. That makes it the 45th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Bhim Khar village has 494 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhim Khar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bhim Khar is 822133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhim Khar covers 329.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhim Khar falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhim Khar is Meralgram, about 7.7 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 Bhim Khar.

Bhim Khar is about 16 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhim Khar is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 7.7 km away. Meral is about 8.8 km away. Garhwa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.