About Kharwa Village

Kharwa is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 626 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Kharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Goradih
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	1,200
Male Population	626
Female Population	574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
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 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

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 15 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 9.2 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 Kharwa
Tehsil headquarters	Goradih	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	9.2 km
Nearest town	Purāini	12 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	15 km

Villages closest to Kharwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goradih 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 1,200. That makes it the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Kharwa village has 626 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwa has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Kharwa covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharwa falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharwa is Ghogha, about 9.2 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 Kharwa.

Kharwa is about 15 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharwa is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 4.2 km away. Ghogha is about 9.2 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.