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About Khaksa Village

Khaksa is a large village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,824, made up of 1,396 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 948 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaksa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 948 hectares
Population 2,824
Male Population 1,396
Female Population 1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaksa compares

By the 2011 count Khaksa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 948 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Khaksa

Khaksa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaksa as Available within 10+ 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 Khaksa from other places

Khaksa lies about 42 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 9.8 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 Khaksa
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 9.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
District headquarters Pakur 42 km

Villages closest to Khaksa

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 Khaksa

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaksa village had a population of 2,824. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Khaksa village has 1,396 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaksa has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

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

Khaksa covers 948 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaksa falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khaksa is Pinargaria, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance for Khaksa.

Khaksa is about 42 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaksa is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 3.9 km away. Pinargaria is about 9.8 km away. Nalhāti 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 Sarsa Bandh (under 2 km), Meliachuan (1.7 km) and Dukhu Baramasia (1.7 km).

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

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