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About Kharki Village

Kharki is a small village in Baghbor tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 30 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharki village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Baghbor
Pincode 781308
Area (hectares) 201.61 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 30
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharki compares

By the 2011 count Kharki is the 128th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,250 residents. Its 201.61 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kharki

Kharki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kharki from other places

Kharki lies about 22 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 8.4 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 Kharki
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghbor 22 km
District headquarters Barpeta 22 km

Villages closest to Kharki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharki village had a population of 65. That makes it the 128th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,250 residents.

Kharki village has 30 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharki has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kharki is 781308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharki covers 201.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharki falls under Baghbor tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kharki is Nizsariha Halt, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharki.

Kharki is about 22 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharki is in Baghbor tehsil of Barpeta district. Nizsariha Halt is about 8.4 km away. Baghbor is about 22 km away. Barpeta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balapara (19 km), Ali Gaon (20 km) and Char Gaon (20 km).

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

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