About Kharauwa Village

Kharauwa is a large village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,296, made up of 1,771 males and 1,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Kharauwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharauwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Phulidumar
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	3,296
Male Population	1,771
Female Population	1,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharauwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharauwa is the 8th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Kharauwa

Kharauwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharauwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharauwa from other places

Kharauwa 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 Kharauwa
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	1.9 km
District headquarters	Banka	12 km
Nearest town	Bānka	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulidumar	24 km

Villages closest to Kharauwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharauwa village had a population of 3,296. That makes it the 8th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Kharauwa village has 1,771 males and 1,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharauwa has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Kharauwa covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharauwa falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharauwa is Barahat Junction, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance for Kharauwa.

Kharauwa 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.

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