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About Khesnaro Village

Khesnaro is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 369 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khesnaro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khesnaro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 63.31 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 369
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khesnaro compares

By the 2011 count Khesnaro is the 35th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 63.31 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khesnaro

Khesnaro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khesnaro as Available within 10+ 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 Khesnaro from other places

Khesnaro lies about 70 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 23 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 Khesnaro
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 23 km
Nearest town Kodarma 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 70 km

Villages closest to Khesnaro

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 Khesnaro

As per the Census of India 2011, Khesnaro village had a population of 719. That makes it the 35th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Khesnaro village has 369 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khesnaro has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Khesnaro covers 63.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khesnaro falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khesnaro is Maheshpur, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khesnaro.

Khesnaro is about 70 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khesnaro is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 9.1 km away. Maheshpur is about 23 km away. Kodarma is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upraili Kahuai (under 2 km), Gargi (under 2 km) and Hethli Kahuai (under 2 km).

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

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