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About Kharagdoni Village

Kharagdoni is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 42 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharagdoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharagdoni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 42
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharagdoni compares

By the 2011 count Kharagdoni is the 152nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kharagdoni

Kharagdoni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharagdoni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharagdoni from other places

Kharagdoni lies about 34 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 26 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 Kharagdoni
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 26 km
Nearest town Godda 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 34 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 34 km

Villages closest to Kharagdoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharagdoni village had a population of 90. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Kharagdoni village has 42 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharagdoni has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kharagdoni is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharagdoni covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharagdoni falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharagdoni is Tinpahar Junction, about 26 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 village for Kharagdoni.

Kharagdoni is about 34 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharagdoni is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 26 km away. Godda is about 32 km away. Barhait is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamni (under 2 km), Chhota Daluapahar (under 2 km) and Chhota Duraipahar (under 2 km).

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

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