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About Kharasin Village

Kharasin is a large village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,354, made up of 2,150 males and 2,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharasin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharasin village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804419
Area (hectares) 527 hectares
Population 4,354
Male Population 2,150
Female Population 2,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharasin compares

By the 2011 count Kharasin is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 527 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kharasin

Kharasin is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharasin as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kharasin from other places

Kharasin lies about 15 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 31 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 Kharasin
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 15 km
District headquarters Arwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt 31 km

Villages closest to Kharasin

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Kharasin

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharasin village had a population of 4,354. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Kharasin village has 2,150 males and 2,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharasin has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kharasin is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharasin covers 527 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharasin falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharasin is Wanabar Halt, about 31 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 km distance for Kharasin.

Kharasin is about 15 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharasin is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 15 km away. Arwal is about 15 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Zindapur (1.8 km) and Turuk Telpa (3.5 km).

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

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