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About Khamardih Village

Khamardih is a mid sized village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 371 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833010
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 371
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
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 Khamardih compares

By the 2011 count Khamardih is the 40th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Khamardih

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

Khamardih lies about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 1.9 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 Khamardih
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 8.0 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 18 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 19 km

Villages closest to Khamardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamardih village had a population of 767. That makes it the 40th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Khamardih village has 371 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamardih has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Khamardih is 833010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamardih covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khamardih falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khamardih is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 1.9 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 Khamardih.

Khamardih is about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamardih is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 1.9 km away. Kharsawan is about 8.0 km away. Chakradharpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirildih (under 2 km), Asantalia (under 2 km) and Nischintpur (under 2 km).

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

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