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About Khagachua Village

Khagachua is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 196 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khagachua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khagachua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 196
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khagachua compares

By the 2011 count Khagachua is the 95th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Khagachua

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

How far is Khagachua from other places

Khagachua lies about 34 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 11 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 Khagachua
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 9.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 34 km

Villages closest to Khagachua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khagachua village had a population of 424. That makes it the 95th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Khagachua village has 196 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagachua has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Khagachua is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khagachua covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khagachua falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khagachua is Chatra, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khagachua.

Khagachua is about 34 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khagachua is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 9.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Chatra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathradaha (under 2 km), Udaipur (1.6 km) and Karmanala (1.8 km).

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

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