About Kharahara Village

Kharahara is one of the larger villages in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,076, made up of 4,192 males and 3,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares.

Kharahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharahara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Area (hectares)	424 hectares
Population	8,076
Male Population	4,192
Female Population	3,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharahara compares

By the 2011 count Kharahara is the 4th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kharahara

Kharahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharahara as Available within 10+ 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 Kharahara from other places

Kharahara lies about 8.7 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about under 2 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 Kharahara
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	3.2 km
District headquarters	Banka	8.7 km
Nearest town	Bānka	8.7 km

Villages closest to Kharahara

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

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Common questions about Kharahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharahara village had a population of 8,076. That makes it the 4th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Kharahara village has 4,192 males and 3,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharahara has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Kharahara covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharahara falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharahara is Barahat Junction, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharahara.

Kharahara is about 8.7 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharahara is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about under 2 km away. Barahat is about 3.2 km away. Banka is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.