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About Kharkatto Village

Kharkatto is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 921 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkatto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkatto village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 357.02 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 921
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkatto compares

By the 2011 count Kharkatto is the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 357.02 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kharkatto

Kharkatto is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkatto as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharkatto from other places

Kharkatto lies about 52 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 16 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 Kharkatto
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 16 km
Nearest town Gumia 18 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 52 km

Villages closest to Kharkatto

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 Kharkatto

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkatto village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Kharkatto village has 921 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkatto has about 916 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 Kharkatto is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkatto covers 357.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkatto falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharkatto is Chaudhribandh, about 16 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 village for Kharkatto.

Kharkatto is about 52 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkatto is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 14 km away. Chaudhribandh is about 16 km away. Gumia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatkari (under 2 km), Unchaghara (1.7 km) and Mangomahuatanr (1.8 km).

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

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