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About Khesnal Village

Khesnal is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 381 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khesnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khesnal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 45.15 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 381
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khesnal compares

By the 2011 count Khesnal is the 120th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 45.15 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Khesnal

Khesnal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khesnal as Available within <5 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 Khesnal from other places

Khesnal lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 5.3 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 Khesnal
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 5.3 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 49 km

Villages closest to Khesnal

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 Khesnal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khesnal village had a population of 726. That makes it the 120th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Khesnal village has 381 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khesnal has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Khesnal covers 45.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khesnal falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khesnal is Dhanwar, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khesnal.

Khesnal is about 49 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khesnal is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 5.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 32 km away. Giridih is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telodih (under 2 km), Gosain Bigha (under 2 km) and Jhagrudih (under 2 km).

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

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