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About Kharwatorang Village

Kharwatorang is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 18 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,444 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Kharwatorang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwatorang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 18
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,444
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 Kharwatorang compares

By the 2011 count Kharwatorang is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kharwatorang

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

Kharwatorang lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 34 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 Kharwatorang
Tehsil headquarters Erki 20 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km
Nearest railway station Karra 34 km

Villages closest to Kharwatorang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwatorang village had a population of 44. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kharwatorang village has 18 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwatorang has about 1444 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Kharwatorang covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharwatorang falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharwatorang is Karra, about 34 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 Kharwatorang.

Kharwatorang is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharwatorang is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 20 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Karra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dundupiri (under 2 km), Koa (under 2 km) and Ragonoe (under 2 km).

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

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