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About Bahera Khurd Village

Bahera Khurd is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,824, made up of 883 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahera Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahera Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 202.23 hectares
Population 1,824
Male Population 883
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahera Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Bahera Khurd is the 30th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 202.23 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bahera Khurd

Bahera Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahera Khurd as Available within village. 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 Bahera Khurd from other places

Bahera Khurd lies about 46 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, about 6.4 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 Bahera Khurd
Nearest railway station Keshwari 6.4 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 29 km
District headquarters Palamu 46 km

Villages closest to Bahera Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 Bahera Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahera Khurd village had a population of 1,824. That makes it the 30th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Bahera Khurd village has 883 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahera Khurd has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bahera Khurd is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahera Khurd covers 202.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahera Khurd falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bahera Khurd is Keshwari, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bahera Khurd.

Bahera Khurd is about 46 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahera Khurd is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Keshwari is about 6.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 6.9 km away. Chainpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaria Khurd (6.5 km), Kaleyanpur (8.4 km) and Pataria (13 km).

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

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