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About Khambha Village

Khambha is a small village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 178 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khambha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khambha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Itki
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 178
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khambha compares

By the 2011 count Khambha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Khambha

Khambha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khambha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khambha from other places

Khambha lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 7.7 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 Khambha
Nearest railway station Itki 7.7 km
Nearest town Rātu 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Khambha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khambha village had a population of 342. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Khambha village has 178 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khambha has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Khambha is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khambha covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khambha falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khambha is Itki, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khambha.

Khambha is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khambha is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 7.7 km away. Rātu is about 18 km away. Ranchi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranidih (under 2 km), Lupunga (under 2 km) and Lawagain (1.8 km).

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

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