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Khanda

खंडा
Kairo mandal
Pincode 835325
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMAN KUMARI
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LGD code
363064
Pincode
835325
Post office
Nagjua
Population
799
Households
151
Literacy rate
54.6%
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000♂
Workers
387
Distance to district centre
222 km
Distance to mandal centre
151 km
Distance to Ranchi
217 km
Distance to Kolkata
508 km
Nearest railway station
Karwandia · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Narayan Medical College And Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khanda compares

By population, Khanda ranks #18 of 26 villages in Kairo mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.6%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Khanda
54.6%
Kairo mandal
53.4%
Lohardaga district
56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
−19 vs mandal average
Khanda
998
Kairo mandal
1,017
Household size
people per home
5.3
Same as the mandal average
Khanda
5.3
Kairo mandal
5.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Khanda at a glance

Khanda is a village of 799 people in 151 households (Census 2011) in Kairo block, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, the 18th-largest of 26 villages in Kairo block. Literacy is 55%, 1 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. It lies 222 km from the Lohardaga district centre, 1 km from Semra, the nearest town, 2 km from Karwandia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835325, served by Nagjua post office; the LGD village code is 363064. The nearest hospital or health centre is Narayan Medical College And Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is SUMAN KUMARI, and the village votes in Hazaribagh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Prasad. The population is estimated at 942 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gajni

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khanda · this village79955%
Khanda · Barun2,66358%0 km N
Khanda · Bandgaon37431%0 km N
Chormara · Ghanghata62051%1.4 km S
Chormara · Dhuraiya10055%1.4 km S
Chormara · Dehri2564%1.4 km S
Semra · Sasaram18662%1.4 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khanda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LOHARDAGA
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
GAJNI
Total area (ha)
163
Irrigated area (ha)
9.83
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Khanda

LGD code
363064
Pincode
835325
Post office
Nagjua
Population (Census 2011)
799
Population (projected 2026)
942
Households
151
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
998
Literacy rate
54.6%
Coordinates
24.96085°N, 84.11167°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hazaribagh
Member of Parliament
Manish Jaiswal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pradip Prasad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUMAN KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Kairo
Getting there

How to reach Khanda

Mandal centre
Kairo · ≈ 151 km
≈ 5 h 11 min by car · 6 h 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Lohardaga · ≈ 222 km
≈ 7 h 36 min by car · 9 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,041 people
Semra · ≈ 1.4 km
≈ 3 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi217 kmcapital
  • Kolkata508 km
  • Delhi796 km
  • Hyderabad1024 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKarwandia2 km
  • Bus stopLahuara Bus Stop19 km
  • Hospital / PHCNarayan Medical College And Hospital2 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank17 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
  • CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College6 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station33 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Khanda

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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