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About Khariani Village

Khariani is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,198, made up of 618 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khariani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khariani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,198
Male Population 618
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khariani compares

By the 2011 count Khariani is the 28th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Khariani

Khariani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khariani as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khariani from other places

Khariani lies about 28 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 6.2 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 Khariani
Nearest railway station Bela 6.2 km
Nearest town Purāini 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 24 km
District headquarters Godda 28 km

Villages closest to Khariani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khariani village had a population of 1,198. That makes it the 28th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Khariani village has 618 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khariani has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Khariani is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khariani covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khariani falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khariani is Bela, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance for Khariani.

Khariani is about 28 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khariani is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Bela is about 6.2 km away. Purāini is about 14 km away. Pathargama is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhata Chak (3.9 km), Kasiyatari (9.9 km) and Masnaha (10 km).

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

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