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About Khambha Village

Khambha is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 257 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khambha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khambha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 257
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Khambha compares

By the 2011 count Khambha is the 88th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Khambha

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

Khambha lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Khambha
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 9.5 km
District headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 30 km

Villages closest to Khambha

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 Khambha

As per the Census of India 2011, Khambha village had a population of 518. That makes it the 88th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Khambha village has 257 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khambha has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Khambha covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khambha falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khambha is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Khambha.

Khambha is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khambha is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 9.5 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khambhiya (under 2 km), Chumnu (under 2 km) and Taragutu (under 2 km).

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

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