About Kharaua Village

Kharaua is a mid sized village in Muhra tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,999, made up of 1,014 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Kharaua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Muhra
Area (hectares)	210 hectares
Population	1,999
Male Population	1,014
Female Population	985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharaua compares

By the 2011 count Kharaua is the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,058 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kharaua

Kharaua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharaua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharaua from other places

Kharaua lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 18 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 Kharaua
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Muhra	20 km
District headquarters	Gaya	20 km

Villages closest to Kharaua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaua village had a population of 1,999. That makes it the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,058 residents.

Kharaua village has 1,014 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaua has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Kharaua covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharaua falls under Muhra tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharaua is Kastha, about 18 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 village for Kharaua.

Kharaua is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaua is in Muhra tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 11 km away. Kastha is about 18 km away. Muhra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.