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About Konowa Village

Konowa is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 247 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konowa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 364 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 247
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konowa compares

By the 2011 count Konowa is the 58th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 996.

Getting to Konowa

Konowa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Konowa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Konowa from other places

Konowa lies about 18 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 26 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 Konowa
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 7.0 km
District headquarters Khunti 18 km
Nearest railway station Karra 26 km

Villages closest to Konowa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konowa village had a population of 516. That makes it the 58th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Konowa village has 247 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konowa has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Konowa is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konowa covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Konowa falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Konowa is Karra, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Konowa.

Konowa is about 18 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konowa is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 7.0 km away. Khunti is about 18 km away. Karra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jate (under 2 km), Ghaghari (2.0 km) and Sidu (2.5 km).

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

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