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About Khatea Village

Khatea is a mid sized village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 435 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 822253
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 435
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatea compares

By the 2011 count Khatea is the 43rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Khatea

Khatea is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khatea as Available within village. 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 Khatea from other places

Khatea lies about 41 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 4.4 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 Khatea
Nearest railway station Chichaki 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 9.0 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 11 km
District headquarters Giridih 41 km

Villages closest to Khatea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatea village had a population of 843. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Khatea village has 435 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatea has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Khatea is 822253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatea covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatea falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khatea is Chichaki, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khatea.

Khatea is about 41 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatea is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 4.4 km away. Bagodar is about 9.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathaldiha (under 2 km), Partapur (under 2 km) and Kusmarja (2.2 km).

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

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