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About Kharanti Village

Kharanti is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,305, made up of 1,227 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares.

Kharanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharanti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 2,305
Male Population 1,227
Female Population 1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharanti compares

By the 2011 count Kharanti is the 24th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kharanti

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

Kharanti lies about 16 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 3.8 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 Kharanti
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 16 km

Villages closest to Kharanti

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 Kharanti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharanti village had a population of 2,305. That makes it the 24th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Kharanti village has 1,227 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharanti has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Kharanti covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharanti falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharanti is Baghoi Kusa, about 3.8 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 Kharanti.

Kharanti is about 16 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharanti is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Baghoi Kusa is about 3.8 km away. Rafiganj is about 14 km away. Aurangabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachariya (1.6 km), Barahi (2.4 km) and Majhauli (2.5 km).

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

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