Skip to main content

About Karikhokho Village

Karikhokho is a mid sized village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 306 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikhokho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikhokho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 306
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karikhokho compares

By the 2011 count Karikhokho is the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Karikhokho

Karikhokho is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karikhokho as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karikhokho from other places

Karikhokho lies about 9.4 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 4.5 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 Karikhokho
Nearest railway station Nawadih 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 9.4 km
Nearest town Kodarma 20 km

Villages closest to Karikhokho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikhokho village had a population of 650. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Karikhokho village has 306 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikhokho has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Karikhokho is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikhokho covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karikhokho falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karikhokho is Nawadih, about 4.5 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 village for Karikhokho.

Karikhokho is about 9.4 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikhokho is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 4.5 km away. Markacho is about 9.4 km away. Kodarma is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagtiadih (under 2 km), Bishunpur Alias Ranginiatanr (under 2 km) and Lalgarh (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.