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About Khanda Village

Khanda is a mid sized village in Kairo tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 400 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kairo
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 400
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Khanda is the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Khanda

Khanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Khanda from other places

Khanda lies about 18 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 2.9 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 Khanda
Nearest railway station Akashi 2.9 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 18 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kairo 18 km

Villages closest to Khanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanda village had a population of 799. That makes it the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Khanda village has 400 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanda has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

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

Khanda covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanda falls under Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khanda is Akashi, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance for Khanda.

Khanda is about 18 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanda is in Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district. Akashi is about 2.9 km away. Lohardaga is about 18 km away. Lohārdagā 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 Narauli (under 2 km), Utka (1.7 km) and Gajni (2.6 km).

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

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