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About Khardiha Village

Khardiha is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 605 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khardiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khardiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 638 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 605
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khardiha compares

By the 2011 count Khardiha is the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 638 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 983.

Getting to Khardiha

Khardiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khardiha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khardiha from other places

Khardiha lies about 16 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 17 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 Khardiha
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 3.7 km
District headquarters Garhwa 16 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 17 km

Villages closest to Khardiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khardiha village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Khardiha village has 605 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khardiha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Khardiha is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khardiha covers 638 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khardiha falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khardiha is Garwa, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Khardiha.

Khardiha 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.

Khardiha is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 3.7 km away. Garhwa is about 16 km away. Garwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achhu Khap Alias Tetardih (1.6 km), Serasam (1.8 km) and Daunadag (2.0 km).

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

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