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About Khura Village

Khura is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 284 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 99.99 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 284
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khura compares

By the 2011 count Khura is the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 99.99 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Khura

Khura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khura as Available within <5 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 Khura from other places

Khura lies about 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 19 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 Khura
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 2.2 km
District headquarters Garhwa 17 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 19 km

Villages closest to Khura

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 Khura

As per the Census of India 2011, Khura village had a population of 556. That makes it the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Khura village has 284 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khura has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Khura covers 99.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khura falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khura is Garwa, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khura.

Khura is about 17 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khura is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 2.2 km away. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Garwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tale Alias Dale (under 2 km), Rabda (under 2 km) and Kachanpur (1.5 km).

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

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