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About Khakh Village

Khakh is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 220 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.24 hectares hectares.

Khakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 107.24 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 220
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khakh compares

By the 2011 count Khakh is the 214th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 107.24 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 932.

Getting to Khakh

Khakh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khakh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khakh from other places

Khakh lies about 26 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 15 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 Khakh
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 15 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 26 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 26 km

Villages closest to Khakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakh village had a population of 431. That makes it the 214th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Khakh village has 220 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakh has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Khakh covers 107.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khakh falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khakh is Lusa, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khakh.

Khakh is about 26 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khakh is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 4.0 km away. Lusa is about 15 km away. Sonbhadra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewali (under 2 km), Piparwar (1.5 km) and Dharmauli (1.9 km).

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

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