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About Kharia Village

Kharia is a small village in Sarthebari tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 147 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.86 hectares hectares.

Kharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharia village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Sarthebari
Area (hectares) 241.86 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 147
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharia compares

By the 2011 count Kharia is the 112th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 241.86 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kharia

Kharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharia from other places

Kharia 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 Kharia
Tehsil headquarters Sarthebari 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 8.4 km
District headquarters Barpeta 22 km

Villages closest to Kharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharia village had a population of 281. That makes it the 112th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Kharia village has 147 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharia has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Kharia covers 241.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharia falls under Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kharia 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharia.

Kharia 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.

Kharia is in Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district. Sarthebari is about 5.5 km away. Nizsariha Halt is about 8.4 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 Maripur (1.8 km), Niz Saldah (5.2 km) and Chagal Chari (6.3 km).

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

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