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About Khariya Village

Khariya is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 354 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1140.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 1140.3 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 354
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Khariya compares

By the 2011 count Khariya is the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 1140.3 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Khariya

Khariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khariya 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 Khariya from other places

Khariya lies about 24 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 4.5 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 Khariya
Nearest railway station Richughuta 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 14 km
Nearest town Lātehār 17 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 24 km

Villages closest to Khariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khariya village had a population of 709. That makes it the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Khariya village has 354 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khariya has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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

Khariya covers 1140.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khariya falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khariya is Richughuta, about 4.5 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 Khariya.

Khariya is about 24 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khariya is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Richughuta is about 4.5 km away. Kisko is about 14 km away. Lātehār is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahabar (under 2 km), Deodariya (under 2 km) and Uldag (1.6 km).

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

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