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About Kherkhai Village

Kherkhai is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 338 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares.

Kherkhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherkhai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 338
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherkhai compares

By the 2011 count Kherkhai is the 48th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kherkhai

Kherkhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherkhai as Available within <5 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 Kherkhai from other places

Kherkhai lies about 31 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 8.7 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 Kherkhai
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 8.7 km
District headquarters Khunti 31 km

Villages closest to Kherkhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherkhai village had a population of 657. That makes it the 48th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Kherkhai village has 338 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherkhai has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Kherkhai covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherkhai falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kherkhai is Pokla, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance for Kherkhai.

Kherkhai is about 31 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherkhai is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 6.6 km away. Pokla is about 8.7 km away. Khunti 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 Kanakloiya (1.8 km), Ulihatu (1.9 km) and Jibilong (1.9 km).

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

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