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About Kharsidag Village

Kharsidag is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 304 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsidag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsidag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834010
Area (hectares) 480 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 304
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsidag compares

By the 2011 count Kharsidag is the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 480 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kharsidag

Kharsidag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharsidag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kharsidag from other places

Kharsidag lies about 11 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hatia, about 8.2 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 Kharsidag
Nearest railway station Hatia 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 8.6 km
District headquarters Ranchi 11 km

Villages closest to Kharsidag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsidag village had a population of 599. That makes it the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Kharsidag village has 304 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsidag has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kharsidag is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsidag covers 480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharsidag falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharsidag is Hatia, about 8.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharsidag.

Kharsidag is about 11 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsidag is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Hatia is about 8.2 km away. Namkum is about 8.6 km away. Ranchi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetri (2.0 km), Ithe (2.5 km) and Churu (2.6 km).

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

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