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About Kharwa Village

Kharwa is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 266 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Kharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 266
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharwa is the 51st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kharwa

Kharwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharwa from other places

Kharwa lies about 12 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 1.9 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 Kharwa
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 5.8 km
District headquarters Banka 12 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km

Villages closest to Kharwa

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.

Common questions about Kharwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwa village had a population of 518. That makes it the 51st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Kharwa village has 266 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwa has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Kharwa covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharwa falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharwa is Barahat Junction, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharwa.

Kharwa is about 12 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharwa is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 1.9 km away. Barahat is about 5.8 km away. Banka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hijaria (under 2 km), Kakaria (under 2 km) and Khiri (under 2 km).

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

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