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About Halkusa Village

Halkusa is a mid sized village in Satgawan tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 308 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halkusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halkusa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Satgawan
Pincode 805132
Area (hectares) 16.02 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 308
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halkusa compares

By the 2011 count Halkusa is the 45th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 669 residents. Its 16.02 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Halkusa

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

Halkusa lies about 142 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 4.8 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 Halkusa
Nearest town Nabīnagar 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Satgawan 18 km
District headquarters Kodarma 142 km

Villages closest to Halkusa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halkusa village had a population of 602. That makes it the 45th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 669 residents.

Halkusa village has 308 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halkusa has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Halkusa is 805132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halkusa covers 16.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Halkusa falls under Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Halkusa is Nabinagar Road, about 4.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Halkusa.

Halkusa is about 142 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halkusa is in Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district. Nabīnagar is about 4.4 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 4.8 km away. Satgawan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapri (3.2 km), Mirganj (6.7 km) and Nasirganj (6.7 km).

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

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