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About Kheriakani Village

Kheriakani is a mid sized village in Dharuadihi tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 257 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheriakani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheriakani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Dharuadihi
Pincode 770022
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 257
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kheriakani compares

By the 2011 count Kheriakani is the 18th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 733 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kheriakani

The census records public bus service for Kheriakani 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kheriakani from other places

Kheriakani lies about 21 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Bagdihi, about 3.7 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 Kheriakani
Nearest railway station Bagdihi 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharuadihi 7.3 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 19 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 21 km

Villages closest to Kheriakani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheriakani village had a population of 506. That makes it the 18th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 733 residents.

Kheriakani village has 257 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheriakani has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kheriakani is 770022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheriakani covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kheriakani falls under Dharuadihi tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kheriakani is Bagdihi, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kheriakani.

Kheriakani is about 21 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheriakani is in Dharuadihi tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bagdihi is about 3.7 km away. Dharuadihi is about 7.3 km away. Jharsuguda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarmal (6.5 km), Tileimalti (6.5 km) and Suamal (6.8 km).

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

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