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About Kharanti Village

Kharanti is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 670 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares.

Kharanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharanti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 1,349
Male Population 670
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Kharanti compares

By the 2011 count Kharanti is the 55th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 67 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kharanti

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

Kharanti lies about 9.0 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 8.7 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 Kharanti
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 8.7 km
District headquarters Gaya 9.0 km

Villages closest to Kharanti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Kharanti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharanti village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 55th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Kharanti village has 670 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharanti has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Kharanti covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 67 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharanti falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharanti is Kastha, about 8.7 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 Kharanti.

Kharanti is about 9.0 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharanti is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 4.9 km away. Kastha is about 8.7 km away. Gaya is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachanpur (under 2 km), Bagdaha (under 2 km) and Tikuna (under 2 km).

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

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