About Arkhango Village

Arkhango is a large village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,213, made up of 2,166 males and 2,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkhango Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkhango village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	245.38 hectares
Population	4,213
Male Population	2,166
Female Population	2,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arkhango compares

By the 2011 count Arkhango is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 245.38 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Arkhango

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

Arkhango lies about 53 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.5 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 Arkhango
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	12 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	28 km
District headquarters	Giridih	53 km

Villages closest to Arkhango

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

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Common questions about Arkhango

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkhango village had a population of 4,213. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Arkhango village has 2,166 males and 2,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkhango has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Arkhango is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkhango covers 245.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arkhango falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arkhango is Nawadih, about 6.5 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 Arkhango.

Arkhango is about 53 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkhango is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 6.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 12 km away. Kodarma is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.