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About Kharauni Village

Kharauni is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 338 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Kharauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 338
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Kharauni compares

By the 2011 count Kharauni is the 111th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kharauni

Kharauni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharauni 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 Kharauni from other places

Kharauni lies about 22 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 6.2 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 Kharauni
Nearest railway station Bela 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 8.0 km
Nearest town Purāini 14 km
District headquarters Banka 22 km

Villages closest to Kharauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharauni village had a population of 622. That makes it the 111th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Kharauni village has 338 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharauni has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Kharauni covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharauni falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharauni is Bela, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance for Kharauni.

Kharauni is about 22 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharauni is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 6.2 km away. Rajaun is about 8.0 km away. Purāini is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Khadimpur (under 2 km) and Bawakar Chak (under 2 km).

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

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