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About Khijuri Village

Khijuri is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 904 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khijuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khijuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 904
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khijuri compares

By the 2011 count Khijuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Khijuri

Khijuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khijuri as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Khijuri from other places

Khijuri lies about 45 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 15 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 Khijuri
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 15 km
Nearest town Jhajha 38 km
District headquarters Giridih 45 km

Villages closest to Khijuri

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 Khijuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khijuri village had a population of 1,774. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Khijuri village has 904 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khijuri has about 962 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 Khijuri is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khijuri covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khijuri falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khijuri is Duriatanr Halt, about 15 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 village for Khijuri.

Khijuri is about 45 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khijuri is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 5.2 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 15 km away. Jhajha 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 Khoto (under 2 km), Dhawatanr (under 2 km) and Kusmatanr (1.5 km).

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

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