About Kharwa Village

Kharwa is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 404 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Kharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	772
Male Population	404
Female Population	368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
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 Kharwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharwa is the 92nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kharwa

Kharwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 10+ 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 20 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 4.0 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	Bela	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	6.1 km
Nearest town	Purāini	14 km
District headquarters	Banka	20 km

Villages closest to Kharwa

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.

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Common questions about Kharwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwa village had a population of 772. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Kharwa village has 404 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwa has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Kharwa covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharwa falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharwa is Bela, about 4.0 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 Kharwa.

Kharwa 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.

Kharwa is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 4.0 km away. Rajaun is about 6.1 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.