About Kharsahi Village

Kharsahi is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,388, made up of 3,773 males and 3,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134 hectares hectares.

Kharsahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	1134 hectares
Population	7,388
Male Population	3,773
Female Population	3,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsahi compares

By the 2011 count Kharsahi is the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 1134 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 Kharsahi

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

Kharsahi lies about 32 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 15 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 Kharsahi
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Simraha	15 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	22 km
District headquarters	Araria	32 km

Villages closest to Kharsahi

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.

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Common questions about Kharsahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsahi village had a population of 7,388. That makes it the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Kharsahi village has 3,773 males and 3,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsahi has about 958 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.

Kharsahi covers 1134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharsahi falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharsahi is Simraha, about 15 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 village for Kharsahi.

Kharsahi is about 32 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsahi is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 5.4 km away. Simraha is about 15 km away. Forbesganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.