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About Kheto Village

Kheto is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 69 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheto village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 69
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheto compares

By the 2011 count Kheto is the 142nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kheto

Kheto is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kheto as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kheto from other places

Kheto lies about 65 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 30 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 Kheto
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 15 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 30 km
Nearest town Jamūī 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 65 km

Villages closest to Kheto

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheto village had a population of 135. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Kheto village has 69 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheto has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Kheto covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kheto falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kheto is Dhanwar, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Kheto.

Kheto is about 65 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheto is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 15 km away. Dhanwar is about 30 km away. Jamūī is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur Kahuai (1.6 km), Ganjwa Paisra (1.6 km) and Sakham (1.7 km).

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

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