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About Khanjaloya Village

Khanjaloya is a mid sized village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 442 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.35 hectares hectares.

Khanjaloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanjaloya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Pakar Tanr
Area (hectares) 555.35 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 442
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanjaloya compares

By the 2011 count Khanjaloya is the 15th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 555.35 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Khanjaloya

Khanjaloya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanjaloya as Available within village. 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 Khanjaloya from other places

Khanjaloya lies about 17 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 48 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 Khanjaloya
Tehsil headquarters Pakar Tanr 5.6 km
District headquarters Simdega 17 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 48 km

Villages closest to Khanjaloya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakar Tanr 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 Khanjaloya

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanjaloya village had a population of 883. That makes it the 15th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Khanjaloya village has 442 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanjaloya has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Khanjaloya covers 555.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanjaloya falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khanjaloya is Kanaroan, about 48 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khanjaloya.

Khanjaloya is about 17 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanjaloya is in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. Pakar Tanr is about 5.6 km away. Simdega is about 17 km away. Kanaroan is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takwa (under 2 km), Karamukha (under 2 km) and Kewanddih (2.4 km).

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

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