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About Kunharakhurd Village

Kunharakhurd is a large village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,488, made up of 1,248 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunharakhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunharakhurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkatha
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 2,488
Male Population 1,248
Female Population 1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Kunharakhurd compares

By the 2011 count Kunharakhurd is the 16th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kunharakhurd

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

Kunharakhurd lies about 31 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, about 20 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 Kunharakhurd
Nearest railway station Sarmatanr 20 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkatha 31 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 31 km

Villages closest to Kunharakhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunharakhurd village had a population of 2,488. That makes it the 16th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Kunharakhurd village has 1,248 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunharakhurd has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kunharakhurd is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunharakhurd covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunharakhurd falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunharakhurd is Sarmatanr, about 20 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 Kunharakhurd.

Kunharakhurd is about 31 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunharakhurd is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Sarmatanr is about 20 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 30 km away. Barkatha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunhara Kalan (under 2 km), Barahkatha (1.6 km) and Salaia (1.8 km).

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

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