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About Khamhara Village

Khamhara is a small village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 32 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 32
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Khamhara compares

By the 2011 count Khamhara is the 81st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Khamhara

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

Khamhara lies about 51 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 2.2 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 Khamhara
Nearest railway station Gumia 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 23 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 51 km

Villages closest to Khamhara

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 Khamhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamhara village had a population of 61. That makes it the 81st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Khamhara village has 32 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamhara has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Khamhara covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khamhara falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khamhara is Gumia, about 2.2 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 Khamhara.

Khamhara is about 51 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamhara is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Gumia is about 2.2 km away. Bishungarh is about 23 km away. Hazaribagh is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narki Kurd (3.5 km), Barki Narki (5.1 km) and Parasia (6.7 km).

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

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