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About Bala Khatanga Village

Bala Khatanga is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 382 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Khatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala Khatanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 382
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Bala Khatanga compares

By the 2011 count Bala Khatanga is the 52nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bala Khatanga

Bala Khatanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bala Khatanga 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 Bala Khatanga from other places

Bala Khatanga lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 19 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 Bala Khatanga
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 7.3 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 16 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 19 km
District headquarters Gumla 30 km

Villages closest to Bala Khatanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghaghra 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 Bala Khatanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala Khatanga village had a population of 759. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Bala Khatanga village has 382 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala Khatanga has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bala Khatanga is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bala Khatanga covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bala Khatanga falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bala Khatanga is Lohardaga, about 19 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 Bala Khatanga.

Bala Khatanga is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala Khatanga is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 7.3 km away. Lohārdagā is about 16 km away. Lohardaga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanchi (under 2 km), Gutua (2.6 km) and Gutuajokari (2.6 km).

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

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