About Kharanti Village

Kharanti is a large village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,042, made up of 1,510 males and 1,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharanti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Pincode	824201
Area (hectares)	337 hectares
Population	3,042
Male Population	1,510
Female Population	1,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
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 9th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 34 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	Dobhi	7.1 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	34 km
District headquarters	Gaya	38 km

Villages closest to Kharanti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharanti village had a population of 3,042. That makes it the 9th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Kharanti village has 1,510 males and 1,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharanti has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kharanti is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharanti covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharanti falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharanti is Bansinala Halt, about 34 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 38 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 Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 7.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.