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About Khijri Village

Khijri is one of the larger villages in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,936, made up of 3,070 males and 2,866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khijri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khijri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834010
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 5,936
Male Population 3,070
Female Population 2,866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Khijri compares

By the 2011 count Khijri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Khijri

Khijri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khijri 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 Khijri from other places

Khijri lies about 6.1 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 3.3 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 Khijri
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Namkon 3.3 km
District headquarters Ranchi 6.1 km

Villages closest to Khijri

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 Khijri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khijri village had a population of 5,936. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Khijri village has 3,070 males and 2,866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khijri has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Khijri covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khijri falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khijri is Namkon, about 3.3 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 Khijri.

Khijri is about 6.1 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khijri is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkum is about 1.9 km away. Namkon is about 3.3 km away. Ranchi is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumbaguttu (2.6 km), Bargarwa (2.6 km) and Hethu (2.8 km).

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

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