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About Kharakdangal Village

Kharakdangal is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 299 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharakdangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharakdangal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 172.41 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 299
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
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 Kharakdangal compares

By the 2011 count Kharakdangal is the 110th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 172.41 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kharakdangal

Kharakdangal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharakdangal 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 Kharakdangal from other places

Kharakdangal lies about 30 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 12 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 Kharakdangal
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 30 km

Villages closest to Kharakdangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharakdangal village had a population of 644. That makes it the 110th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kharakdangal village has 299 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharakdangal has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kharakdangal is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharakdangal covers 172.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharakdangal falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharakdangal is Chatra, about 12 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 Kharakdangal.

Kharakdangal is about 30 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharakdangal is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 11 km away. Chatra is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardaspur (under 2 km), Haridaspur (under 2 km) and Nasipur (under 2 km).

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

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