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About Kharikwatanr Village

Kharikwatanr is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 339 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharikwatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharikwatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 41.7 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 339
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharikwatanr compares

By the 2011 count Kharikwatanr is the 142nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 41.7 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kharikwatanr

Kharikwatanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharikwatanr as Available within <5 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 Kharikwatanr from other places

Kharikwatanr lies about 139 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 28 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 Kharikwatanr
Nearest town Chatrā 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 17 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 139 km

Villages closest to Kharikwatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharikwatanr village had a population of 653. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Kharikwatanr village has 339 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharikwatanr has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kharikwatanr is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharikwatanr covers 41.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharikwatanr falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharikwatanr is Katkamsandi, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharikwatanr.

Kharikwatanr is about 139 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharikwatanr is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 7.0 km away. Jamua is about 17 km away. Katkamsandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaura (1.8 km), Jamdiha (1.9 km) and Kamaitanr (2.4 km).

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

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