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About Erahatu Village

Erahatu is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 258 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares.

Erahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 258
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Erahatu compares

By the 2011 count Erahatu is the 78th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 442 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 1001.

Getting to Erahatu

Erahatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Erahatu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Erahatu from other places

Erahatu lies about 13 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 3.3 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 Erahatu
Nearest railway station Karra 3.3 km
District headquarters Khunti 13 km

Villages closest to Erahatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erahatu village had a population of 527. That makes it the 78th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Erahatu village has 258 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erahatu has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Erahatu covers 442 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.

Erahatu falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Erahatu is Karra, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Erahatu.

Erahatu is about 13 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erahatu is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 3.3 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonmer (1.7 km), Muchiakalang (1.8 km) and Urikel Chhotka (2.2 km).

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

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