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About Khukhradih Village

Khukhradih is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 249 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khukhradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khukhradih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 629 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 249
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Khukhradih compares

By the 2011 count Khukhradih is the 90th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 629 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Khukhradih

Khukhradih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khukhradih 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 Khukhradih from other places

Khukhradih lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 38 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 Khukhradih
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 15 km
District headquarters Gumla 27 km
Nearest town Gumlā 27 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 38 km

Villages closest to Khukhradih

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 Khukhradih

As per the Census of India 2011, Khukhradih village had a population of 500. That makes it the 90th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Khukhradih village has 249 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khukhradih has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Khukhradih is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khukhradih covers 629 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khukhradih falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khukhradih is Lohardaga, about 38 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 Khukhradih.

Khukhradih 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.

Khukhradih is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 15 km away. Gumla is about 27 km away. Gumlā is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelwadih (under 2 km), Barang (3.4 km) and Lowadag (4.0 km).

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

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