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About Kham Village

Kham is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 57 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kham village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 57
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kham compares

By the 2011 count Kham is the 69th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kham

Kham is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kham 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kham from other places

Kham lies about 18 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 7.2 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 Kham
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 14 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 18 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 18 km

Villages closest to Kham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kham village had a population of 114. That makes it the 69th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Kham village has 57 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kham has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

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

Kham covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kham falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kham is Barkichampi, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kham.

Kham 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.

Kham is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 7.2 km away. Peshrar is about 14 km away. Lohardaga 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 Kurse (7.3 km), Rankuli (12 km) and Kekrang (13 km).

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

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