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About Khospokhar Village

Khospokhar is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 164 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khospokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khospokhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816011
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 164
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khospokhar compares

By the 2011 count Khospokhar is the 116th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Khospokhar

Khospokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khospokhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khospokhar from other places

Khospokhar lies about 40 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 10 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 Khospokhar
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 9.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 10 km
District headquarters Pakur 40 km

Villages closest to Khospokhar

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 Khospokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khospokhar village had a population of 305. That makes it the 116th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Khospokhar village has 164 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khospokhar has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Khospokhar is 816011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khospokhar covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khospokhar falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khospokhar is Adalpahari, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Khospokhar.

Khospokhar is about 40 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khospokhar is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 9.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.4 km away. Adalpahari is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamarpokhar (under 2 km), Palasi (under 2 km) and Bangabari (under 2 km).

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

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