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About Khukhra Village

Khukhra is one of the larger villages in Bero tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,527, made up of 2,877 males and 2,650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khukhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khukhra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bero
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 1123 hectares
Population 5,527
Male Population 2,877
Female Population 2,650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khukhra compares

By the 2011 count Khukhra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 1123 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Khukhra

Khukhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khukhra as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khukhra from other places

Khukhra lies about 121 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, about 4.8 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 Khukhra
Nearest railway station Sarmatanr 4.8 km
Nearest town Kodarma 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bero 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 121 km

Villages closest to Khukhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khukhra village had a population of 5,527. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Khukhra village has 2,877 males and 2,650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khukhra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Khukhra is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khukhra covers 1123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khukhra falls under Bero tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khukhra is Sarmatanr, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khukhra.

Khukhra is about 121 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khukhra is in Bero tehsil of Ranchi district. Sarmatanr is about 4.8 km away. Kodarma is about 14 km away. Bero 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 Baridih (4.8 km), Charma (5.1 km) and Hariharpur Jamtoli (5.6 km).

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

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