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About Khokhma Village

Khokhma is a mid sized village in Nawa Bazar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 304 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khokhma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khokhma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawa Bazar
Pincode 822124
Area (hectares) 191.71 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 304
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khokhma compares

By the 2011 count Khokhma is the 26th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents. Its 191.71 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Khokhma

Khokhma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khokhma as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Hatai, Itko, Kanda Khas and Karcha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khokhma

As per the Census of India 2011, Khokhma village had a population of 601. That makes it the 26th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents.

Khokhma village has 304 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khokhma has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Khokhma is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khokhma covers 191.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khokhma falls under Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Khokhma notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Khokhma.

Khokhma is in Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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