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About Kharokhar Village

Kharokhar is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 547 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares.

Kharokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 1,052
Male Population 547
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Kharokhar compares

By the 2011 count Kharokhar is the 106th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kharokhar

Kharokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharokhar 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 Kharokhar from other places

Kharokhar lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 2.9 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 Kharokhar
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 7.1 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Kharokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharokhar village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the 106th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Kharokhar village has 547 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharokhar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Kharokhar covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharokhar falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharokhar is Dev Road Halt, about 2.9 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 Kharokhar.

Kharokhar is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharokhar is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 2.9 km away. Rafiganj is about 7.1 km away. Aurangabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kauakhap (under 2 km), Gopalpur (1.7 km) and Kharwan (1.9 km).

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

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