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About Kharkhundo Village

Kharkhundo is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 130 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhundo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhundo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 250.77 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 130
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
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 Kharkhundo compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhundo is the 148th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 250.77 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 986.

Getting to Kharkhundo

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

Kharkhundo lies about 55 km from Giridih. 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 Kharkhundo
Tehsil headquarters Birni 17 km
Nearest town Jhajha 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 55 km

Villages closest to Kharkhundo

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 Kharkhundo

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhundo village had a population of 233. That makes it the 148th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Kharkhundo village has 130 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhundo has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhundo is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhundo covers 250.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkhundo falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kharkhundo notes the nearest railway station 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 Kharkhundo.

Kharkhundo is about 55 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhundo is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 17 km away. Jhajha is about 18 km away. Giridih is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharti (under 2 km), Belatanr (under 2 km) and Bhalua (3.2 km).

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

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