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About Kharhat Village

Kharhat is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,647, made up of 1,862 males and 1,785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares.

Kharhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharhat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 3,647
Male Population 1,862
Female Population 1,785
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 10+ km distance

How Kharhat compares

By the 2011 count Kharhat is the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kharhat

Kharhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharhat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharhat from other places

Kharhat lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 6.3 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 Kharhat
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 10 km
District headquarters Araria 19 km
Nearest town Arāria 19 km

Villages closest to Kharhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharhat village had a population of 3,647. That makes it the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Kharhat village has 1,862 males and 1,785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharhat 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 937.

Kharhat covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharhat falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharhat is Haldita Bihar, about 6.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharhat.

Kharhat is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharhat is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about 6.3 km away. Raniganj is about 10 km away. Araria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopari (1.8 km), Naraenpur (1.9 km) and Gidhwas (1.9 km).

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

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