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About Khirodih Village

Khirodih is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 150 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 753 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 25.24 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 150
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 753
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 Khirodih compares

By the 2011 count Khirodih is the 78th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 25.24 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khirodih

Khirodih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khirodih 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 Khirodih from other places

Khirodih lies about 63 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 Khirodih
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 21 km
Nearest town Kodarma 33 km
District headquarters Giridih 63 km

Villages closest to Khirodih

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 Khirodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirodih village had a population of 263. That makes it the 78th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Khirodih village has 150 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirodih has about 753 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Khirodih covers 25.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khirodih falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khirodih 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 Khirodih.

Khirodih is about 63 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirodih is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 3.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 21 km away. Kodarma is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badidih (under 2 km), Aragaro (under 2 km) and Padaria (under 2 km).

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

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