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About Khatanga Village

Khatanga is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 415 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 415
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Khatanga compares

By the 2011 count Khatanga is the 37th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Khatanga

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

Khatanga lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 6.9 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 Khatanga
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 6.9 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 24 km

Villages closest to Khatanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatanga village had a population of 827. That makes it the 37th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Khatanga village has 415 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatanga has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Khatanga is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatanga covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatanga falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khatanga is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 6.9 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 Khatanga.

Khatanga is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatanga is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 2.0 km away. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 6.9 km away. Rāmgarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagari (under 2 km), Ormanjhi (2.0 km) and Ukrid (2.1 km).

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

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