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About Khesarma Village

Khesarma is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 329 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khesarma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khesarma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 329
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khesarma compares

By the 2011 count Khesarma is the 130th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Khesarma

Khesarma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khesarma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khesarma from other places

Khesarma lies about 43 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 Khesarma
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 7.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 43 km

Villages closest to Khesarma

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.

Common questions about Khesarma

As per the Census of India 2011, Khesarma village had a population of 657. That makes it the 130th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Khesarma village has 329 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khesarma has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

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

Khesarma covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khesarma falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Khesarma 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khesarma.

Khesarma is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khesarma is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 7.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Giridih is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chonrhitanr (under 2 km), Gaganpur (under 2 km) and Orkhar (under 2 km).

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

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