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About Khandaut Village

Khandaut is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 62 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandaut village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 62
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khandaut compares

By the 2011 count Khandaut is the 116th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khandaut

Khandaut is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandaut as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandaut from other places

Khandaut lies about 62 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 21 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 Khandaut
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 21 km
Nearest town Kodarma 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 62 km

Villages closest to Khandaut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandaut village had a population of 118. That makes it the 116th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Khandaut village has 62 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandaut has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Khandaut is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandaut covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandaut falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khandaut is Dhanwar, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khandaut.

Khandaut is about 62 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandaut is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 4.3 km away. Dhanwar is about 21 km away. Kodarma is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagtara (under 2 km), Padaria (under 2 km) and Dahsarauni (under 2 km).

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

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