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About Alkhari Khurd Village

Alkhari Khurd is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 332 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkhari Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkhari Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 316.02 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 332
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alkhari Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Alkhari Khurd is the 54th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 316.02 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Alkhari Khurd

Alkhari Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alkhari Khurd as Available within 5 - 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 Alkhari Khurd from other places

Alkhari Khurd lies about 37 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, 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 Alkhari Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 20 km
Nearest town Gumia 23 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 37 km

Villages closest to Alkhari Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishungarh 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 Alkhari Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkhari Khurd village had a population of 670. That makes it the 54th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Alkhari Khurd village has 332 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkhari Khurd has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Alkhari Khurd is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkhari Khurd covers 316.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alkhari Khurd falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alkhari Khurd is Dumri Bihar, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alkhari Khurd.

Alkhari Khurd is about 37 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alkhari Khurd is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 4.8 km away. Dumri Bihar is about 20 km away. Gumia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalkari Khurd (under 2 km), Alkhari Kalan (under 2 km) and Chitramu (1.9 km).

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

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