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About Khotmanai Village

Khotmanai is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 100 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khotmanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khotmanai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 23.17 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 100
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khotmanai compares

By the 2011 count Khotmanai is the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 23.17 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khotmanai

Khotmanai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khotmanai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khotmanai from other places

Khotmanai lies about 60 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 20 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 Khotmanai
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 20 km
Nearest town Kodarma 38 km
District headquarters Giridih 60 km

Villages closest to Khotmanai

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 Khotmanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Khotmanai village had a population of 196. That makes it the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Khotmanai village has 100 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khotmanai has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

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

Khotmanai covers 23.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khotmanai falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khotmanai is Dhanwar, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khotmanai.

Khotmanai is about 60 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khotmanai is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 2.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 20 km away. Kodarma is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Donosot (under 2 km), Sarua (under 2 km) and Cherwa (under 2 km).

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

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