About Kharua Village

Kharua is a large village in Barama tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,335, made up of 1,196 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharua village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Baksa
Tehsil	Barama
Pincode	781346
Area (hectares)	550.63 hectares
Population	2,335
Male Population	1,196
Female Population	1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharua compares

By the 2011 count Kharua is the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 550.63 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kharua

Kharua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kharua from other places

Kharua lies about 8.7 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 12 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 Kharua
Tehsil headquarters	Barama	3.3 km
District headquarters	Baksa	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kaithalkuchi	12 km
Nearest town	Nalbāri	16 km

Villages closest to Kharua

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

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Common questions about Kharua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharua village had a population of 2,335. That makes it the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Kharua village has 1,196 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharua has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kharua is 781346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharua covers 550.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharua falls under Barama tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kharua is Kaithalkuchi, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kharua.

Kharua is about 8.7 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharua is in Barama tehsil of Baksa district. Barama is about 3.3 km away. Baksa is about 8.7 km away. Kaithalkuchi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.