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About Kharagpur Village

Kharagpur is a small village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 35 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Kharagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharagpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Simri
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 35
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Kharagpur compares

By the 2011 count Kharagpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kharagpur

Kharagpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharagpur 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 Kharagpur from other places

Kharagpur lies about 28 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, about 13 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 Kharagpur
Nearest railway station Twining Ganj 13 km
Nearest town Dumraon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri 24 km
District headquarters Buxar 28 km

Villages closest to Kharagpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharagpur village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Kharagpur village has 35 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharagpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Kharagpur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharagpur falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharagpur is Twining Ganj, about 13 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 Kharagpur.

Kharagpur is about 28 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharagpur is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Twining Ganj is about 13 km away. Dumraon is about 14 km away. Simri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basgitiya (2.9 km), Dabauli (4.7 km) and Saranga (7.3 km).

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

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