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About Kharama Village

Kharama is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 344 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharama village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Pincode 813205
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 344
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharama compares

By the 2011 count Kharama is the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kharama

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

How far is Kharama from other places

Kharama lies about 17 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 4.4 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 Kharama
Nearest railway station Tikani 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 4.6 km
Nearest town Purāini 7.0 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 17 km

Villages closest to Kharama

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.

Common questions about Kharama

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharama village had a population of 666. That makes it the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Kharama village has 344 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharama has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Kharama is 813205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharama covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharama falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharama is Tikani, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharama.

Kharama is about 17 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharama is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Tikani is about 4.4 km away. Goradih is about 4.6 km away. Purāini is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajandih (1.6 km), Ghorha (1.6 km) and Sonudih (1.8 km).

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

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