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About Kharsa Village

Kharsa is a mid sized village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,584, made up of 833 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Pincode 804428
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,584
Male Population 833
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsa compares

By the 2011 count Kharsa is the 29th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kharsa

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

Kharsa lies about 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 20 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 Kharsa
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 4.8 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 18 km
District headquarters Arwal 18 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 20 km

Villages closest to Kharsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsa village had a population of 1,584. That makes it the 29th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Kharsa village has 833 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsa has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kharsa is 804428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsa covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharsa falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharsa is Hasan Bazar, about 20 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 village for Kharsa.

Kharsa is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsa is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 4.8 km away. Daudnagar is about 18 km away. Arwal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur (under 2 km), Ismailpur Koil (1.9 km) and Koilbhupat (1.9 km).

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

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