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About Kheriatangar Village

Kheriatangar is a large village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,012 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheriatangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheriatangar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 528.01 hectares
Population 2,062
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheriatangar compares

By the 2011 count Kheriatangar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 528.01 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kheriatangar

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

Kheriatangar lies about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 11 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 Kheriatangar
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 18 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 31 km

Villages closest to Kheriatangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheriatangar village had a population of 2,062. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Kheriatangar village has 1,012 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheriatangar has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kheriatangar is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheriatangar covers 528.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheriatangar falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kheriatangar is Jhinkpani, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kheriatangar.

Kheriatangar is about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheriatangar is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 8.8 km away. Jhinkpani is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raikola (1.8 km), Tangar Pokharia (1.8 km) and Tilaijari (2.1 km).

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

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