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About Khurd Village

Khurd is a small village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 31 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 31
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Khurd is the 128th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Khurd

Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khurd as Available within <5 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 Khurd from other places

Khurd lies about 25 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 20 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 12 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 20 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
District headquarters Godda 25 km

Villages closest to Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurd village had a population of 60. That makes it the 128th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Khurd village has 31 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurd has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Khurd covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khurd falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khurd is Ekchari, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khurd.

Khurd is about 25 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurd is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 12 km away. Ekchari is about 20 km away. Colgong 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 Bhanjpur (under 2 km), Sonar Chak (2.5 km) and Mirza Chak (3.4 km).

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

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