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About Khura Village

Khura is a large village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,396, made up of 1,235 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 376 hectares
Population 2,396
Male Population 1,235
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khura compares

By the 2011 count Khura is the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Khura

The census records public bus service for Khura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khura from other places

Khura lies about 42 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 1.6 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 Khura
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih under 2 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 1.6 km
Nearest town Medininagar 21 km
District headquarters Latehar 42 km

Villages closest to Khura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khura village had a population of 2,396. That makes it the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Khura village has 1,235 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khura has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Khura is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khura covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khura falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khura is Barwadih Junction, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khura.

Khura is about 42 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khura is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih is about under 2 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 1.6 km away. Medininagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamardiha (under 2 km), Barwadih (under 2 km) and Luhur (under 2 km).

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

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