About Kharikdag Village

Kharikdag is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 181 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 719.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharikdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharikdag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	719.8 hectares
Population	334
Male Population	181
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharikdag compares

By the 2011 count Kharikdag is the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 719.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Kharikdag

Kharikdag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharikdag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharikdag from other places

Kharikdag lies about 112 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 28 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 Kharikdag
Nearest town	Chatrā	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	34 km
District headquarters	Palamu	112 km

Villages closest to Kharikdag

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

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Common questions about Kharikdag

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharikdag village had a population of 334. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kharikdag village has 181 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharikdag has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Kharikdag is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharikdag covers 719.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharikdag falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharikdag is Katkamsandi, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharikdag.

Kharikdag is about 112 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharikdag is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Chatrā is about 7.0 km away. Katkamsandi is about 28 km away. Manatu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.