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About Khariodih Village

Khariodih is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 185 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khariodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khariodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825316
Area (hectares) 97.06 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 185
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Khariodih compares

By the 2011 count Khariodih is the 134th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 97.06 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 986.

Getting to Khariodih

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

Khariodih lies about 42 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 15 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 Khariodih
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 23 km
Nearest town Jhajha 36 km
District headquarters Giridih 42 km

Villages closest to Khariodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khariodih village had a population of 359. That makes it the 134th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Khariodih village has 185 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khariodih has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Khariodih is 825316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khariodih covers 97.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khariodih falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khariodih is Duriatanr Halt, about 15 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 Khariodih.

Khariodih is about 42 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khariodih is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Duriatanr Halt is about 15 km away. Birni is about 23 km away. Jhajha is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairidih (under 2 km), Gardih (1.8 km) and Paratanr (3.1 km).

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

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