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About Kharne Village

Kharne is a small village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 125 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Kharne Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharne village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 125
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharne compares

By the 2011 count Kharne is the 106th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kharne

Kharne is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharne as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kharne from other places

Kharne lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 32 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 Kharne
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 3.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 14 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 32 km
District headquarters Gaya 35 km

Villages closest to Kharne

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.

Common questions about Kharne

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharne village had a population of 267. That makes it the 106th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Kharne village has 125 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharne has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Kharne covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharne falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharne is Tankuppa, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Kharne.

Kharne is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharne is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 3.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 14 km away. Tankuppa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharhar (under 2 km), Patti (under 2 km) and Gangi (under 2 km).

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

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