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About Khatanga Village

Khatanga is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 328 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 328
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Khatanga compares

By the 2011 count Khatanga is the 64th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Khatanga

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

Khatanga lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 22 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 Khatanga
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 3.9 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 19 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 22 km
District headquarters Gumla 27 km

Villages closest to 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 Khatanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatanga village had a population of 663. That makes it the 64th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Khatanga village has 328 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatanga has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Khatanga covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatanga falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khatanga is Lohardaga, about 22 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 Khatanga.

Khatanga is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatanga is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 3.9 km away. Lohārdagā is about 19 km away. Lohardaga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gutua (1.7 km), Gutuajokari (1.7 km) and Naudiha (1.8 km).

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

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