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About Khurchuta Village

Khurchuta is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 221 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurchuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurchuta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 121.63 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 221
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Khurchuta compares

By the 2011 count Khurchuta is the 118th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 121.63 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Khurchuta

Khurchuta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khurchuta 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 Khurchuta from other places

Khurchuta lies about 21 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, 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 Khurchuta
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 21 km

Villages closest to Khurchuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurchuta village had a population of 429. That makes it the 118th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Khurchuta village has 221 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurchuta has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Khurchuta is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khurchuta covers 121.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khurchuta falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khurchuta is Maheshmunda Junction, 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 Khurchuta.

Khurchuta is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurchuta is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.9 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 17 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Ratanpur (under 2 km) and Tingharwa (under 2 km).

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

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