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About Khoto Village

Khoto is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 367 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khoto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoto village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 367
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khoto compares

By the 2011 count Khoto is the 34th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Khoto

Khoto is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khoto as Available within 10+ 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 Khoto from other places

Khoto lies about 44 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 Khoto
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 15 km
Nearest town Jhajha 38 km
District headquarters Giridih 44 km

Villages closest to Khoto

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 Khoto

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoto village had a population of 789. That makes it the 34th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Khoto village has 367 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoto has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Khoto is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khoto covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khoto falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khoto 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 <5 km distance for Khoto.

Khoto is about 44 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khoto is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 6.1 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 Kusmatanr (under 2 km), Khijuri (under 2 km) and Paisratanr (under 2 km).

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

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