About Kharhana Village

Kharhana is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,658, made up of 1,371 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares.

Kharhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharhana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	2,658
Male Population	1,371
Female Population	1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharhana compares

By the 2011 count Kharhana is the 18th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kharhana

Kharhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharhana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharhana from other places

Kharhana lies about 18 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, 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 Kharhana
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	12 km
District headquarters	Buxar	18 km

Villages closest to Kharhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharhana village had a population of 2,658. That makes it the 18th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Kharhana village has 1,371 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharhana has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Kharhana covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharhana falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharhana is Chausa, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kharhana.

Kharhana is about 18 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharhana is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 6.7 km away. Chausa is about 12 km away. Buxar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.