About Kharaun Village

Kharaun is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,139, made up of 1,594 males and 1,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaun village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	802166
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	3,139
Male Population	1,594
Female Population	1,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharaun compares

By the 2011 count Kharaun is the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Kharaun

Kharaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharaun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharaun from other places

Kharaun lies about 132 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 Kharaun
Nearest town	Bangaon	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	16 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	132 km

Villages closest to Kharaun

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Kharaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaun village had a population of 3,139. That makes it the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Kharaun village has 1,594 males and 1,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaun has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Kharaun is 802166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharaun covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharaun falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharaun is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharaun.

Kharaun is about 132 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaun is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Shahpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.