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About Kilhar Village

Kilhar is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 137 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 846 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 137
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilhar compares

By the 2011 count Kilhar is the 135th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 846 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kilhar

Kilhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kilhar as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Khura, Khura Kalan, Khura Khurd and Khutar Kalan. 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 Kilhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilhar village had a population of 267. That makes it the 135th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kilhar village has 137 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilhar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 934.

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

Kilhar covers 846 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kilhar falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kilhar 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 village for Kilhar.

Kilhar is in Chainpur 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 Kilhar today is likely to be higher.

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