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About Khapriaon Village

Khapriaon is a large village in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,926, made up of 2,601 males and 2,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapriaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapriaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katamdag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 421.89 hectares
Population 4,926
Male Population 2,601
Female Population 2,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapriaon compares

By the 2011 count Khapriaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 421.89 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Khapriaon

Khapriaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khapriaon as Available within <5 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 Khapriaon from other places

Khapriaon lies about 4.9 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 3.8 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 Khapriaon
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Katamdag 4.9 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 4.9 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 4.9 km

Villages closest to Khapriaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapriaon village had a population of 4,926. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Khapriaon village has 2,601 males and 2,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapriaon has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Khapriaon is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapriaon covers 421.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khapriaon falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khapriaon is Hazaribag Town, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khapriaon.

Khapriaon is about 4.9 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapriaon is in Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag Town is about 3.8 km away. Katamdag is about 4.9 km away. Hazaribagh is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhengura (under 2 km), Damudih (2.0 km) and Sirsi No I (2.0 km).

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

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