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About Khukhra Village

Khukhra is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 520 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khukhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khukhra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 303.01 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 520
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khukhra compares

By the 2011 count Khukhra is the 21st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 303.01 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Khukhra

Khukhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khukhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kathwara, Kenduadih, Khapebera and Kharpoka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khukhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khukhra village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 21st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Khukhra village has 520 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khukhra has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Khukhra is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khukhra covers 303.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khukhra falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Khukhra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Khukhra is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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