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About Khawaskhijri Village

Khawaskhijri is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,205, made up of 595 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khawaskhijri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khawaskhijri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Bhandra
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 1,205
Male Population 595
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khawaskhijri compares

By the 2011 count Khawaskhijri is the 22nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Khawaskhijri

Khawaskhijri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khawaskhijri 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khawaskhijri from other places

Khawaskhijri lies about 23 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 2.7 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 Khawaskhijri
Nearest railway station Nagjua 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandra 9.6 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 23 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 23 km

Villages closest to Khawaskhijri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khawaskhijri village had a population of 1,205. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Khawaskhijri village has 595 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khawaskhijri has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Khawaskhijri is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khawaskhijri covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khawaskhijri falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khawaskhijri is Nagjua, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khawaskhijri.

Khawaskhijri is about 23 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khawaskhijri is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 2.7 km away. Bhandra is about 9.6 km away. Lohardaga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragain (under 2 km), Kanjo (1.9 km) and Bamhandiha (2.0 km).

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

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