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About Khambhoa Village

Khambhoa is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 153 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khambhoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khambhoa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 153
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khambhoa compares

By the 2011 count Khambhoa is the 63rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Khambhoa

Khambhoa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khambhoa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khambhoa from other places

Khambhoa lies about 43 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 6.7 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 Khambhoa
Nearest railway station Kurkura 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 14 km
Nearest town Simdega 42 km
District headquarters Gumla 43 km

Villages closest to Khambhoa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamdara 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 Khambhoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Khambhoa village had a population of 302. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Khambhoa village has 153 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khambhoa has about 974 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Khambhoa is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khambhoa covers 163 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.

Khambhoa falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khambhoa is Kurkura, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance for Khambhoa.

Khambhoa is about 43 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khambhoa is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kurkura is about 6.7 km away. Kamdara is about 14 km away. Simdega is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panruloya (under 2 km), Loyangkel (under 2 km) and Jamdih (2.1 km).

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

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