About Kheto Village

Kheto is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 481 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheto village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	57.78 hectares
Population	897
Male Population	481
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheto compares

By the 2011 count Kheto is the 89th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 57.78 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kheto

Kheto is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kheto as Available within 5 - 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 Kheto from other places

Kheto lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 7.6 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 Kheto
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	9.3 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	25 km
District headquarters	Giridih	49 km

Villages closest to Kheto

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 Kheto

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheto village had a population of 897. That makes it the 89th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Kheto village has 481 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheto has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Kheto covers 57.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kheto falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kheto is Nawadih, about 7.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kheto.

Kheto 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.

Kheto is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 7.6 km away. Dhanwar is about 9.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.