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About Kharaj Village

Kharaj is a mid sized village in Vaijapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 879 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 784 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Vaijapur
Pincode 431116
Area (hectares) 784 hectares
Population 1,703
Male Population 879
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharaj compares

By the 2011 count Kharaj is the 55th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 784 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 937.

Getting to Kharaj

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

Kharaj lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 29 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 Kharaj
Tehsil headquarters Vaijapur 19 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 19 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 29 km

Villages closest to Kharaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaj village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 55th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Kharaj village has 879 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaj has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kharaj is 431116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharaj covers 784 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharaj falls under Vaijapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharaj is Baghoi Kusa, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Kharaj.

Kharaj is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaj is in Vaijapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Vaijapur is about 19 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Aurangābād is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aurangpur (6.4 km), Deogaon Shani (8.6 km) and Pokhari (8.8 km).

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

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