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About Kharaundha Village

Kharaundha is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 200 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharaundha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaundha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Pincode 813109
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 200
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharaundha compares

By the 2011 count Kharaundha is the 127th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kharaundha

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

How far is Kharaundha from other places

Kharaundha lies about 20 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 9.1 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 Kharaundha
Nearest railway station Punsia 9.1 km
Nearest town Amarpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 20 km
District headquarters Banka 20 km

Villages closest to Kharaundha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaundha village had a population of 377. That makes it the 127th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Kharaundha village has 200 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaundha has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kharaundha is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharaundha covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharaundha falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharaundha is Punsia, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance for Kharaundha.

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

Kharaundha is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 9.1 km away. Amarpur is about 20 km away. Dhuraiya 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 Joki (under 2 km), Bhalui (under 2 km) and Parihar (under 2 km).

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

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