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About Konhar Village

Konhar is a small village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 225 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 225
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Konhar compares

By the 2011 count Konhar is the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Konhar

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

Konhar lies about 31 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 7.3 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 Konhar
Nearest railway station Kathautia 7.3 km
Nearest town Chatrā 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 31 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 31 km

Villages closest to Konhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konhar village had a population of 441. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Konhar village has 225 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konhar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Konhar is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konhar covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Konhar falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Konhar is Kathautia, about 7.3 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 Konhar.

Konhar 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.

Konhar is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 7.3 km away. Chatrā is about 30 km away. Katkamsandi 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 Dhautwa (under 2 km), Marigara (under 2 km) and Amjhar (1.8 km).

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

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