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About Kharband Village

Kharband is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 284 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharband village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 284
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharband compares

By the 2011 count Kharband is the 109th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kharband

Kharband is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharband as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kharband from other places

Kharband lies about 100 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, 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 Kharband
Nearest town Būndu 24 km
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 31 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 100 km

Villages closest to Kharband

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharband village had a population of 598. That makes it the 109th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Kharband village has 284 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharband has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kharband is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharband covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharband falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharband is Rajkharsawan Junction, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharband.

Kharband is about 100 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharband is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Būndu is about 24 km away. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 28 km away. Potka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serengdih (under 2 km), Kandar (4.2 km) and Baredi (6.2 km).

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

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