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About Kheraun Village

Kheraun is a mid sized village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 274 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheraun village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 274
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kheraun compares

By the 2011 count Kheraun is the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 120 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 Kheraun

Kheraun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kheraun 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kheraun from other places

Kheraun lies about 29 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Parsabad, about 5.8 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 Kheraun
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Parsabad 5.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 20 km
District headquarters Kodarma 29 km

Villages closest to Kheraun

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 Kheraun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheraun village had a population of 596. That makes it the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Kheraun village has 274 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheraun has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

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

Kheraun covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheraun falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kheraun is Parsabad, about 5.8 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 village for Kheraun.

Kheraun is about 29 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheraun is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Markacho is about 4.4 km away. Parsabad is about 5.8 km away. Barki Saria 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 Dumardiha (under 2 km), Simaria (under 2 km) and Chak (1.7 km).

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

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