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About Kharauni Village

Kharauni is a large village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,453, made up of 1,677 males and 1,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.92 hectares hectares.

Kharauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 265.92 hectares
Population 3,453
Male Population 1,677
Female Population 1,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharauni compares

By the 2011 count Kharauni is the 18th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 265.92 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kharauni

Kharauni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharauni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kharauni from other places

Kharauni lies about 27 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 12 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 Kharauni
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 12 km
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 12 km
Nearest town Mirganj 15 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 27 km

Villages closest to Kharauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharauni village had a population of 3,453. That makes it the 18th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Kharauni village has 1,677 males and 1,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharauni has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Kharauni covers 265.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharauni falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharauni is Phulwaria, about 12 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 km distance for Kharauni.

Kharauni is about 27 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharauni is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Hathua is about 12 km away. Phulwaria is about 12 km away. Mirganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (under 2 km), Siriswa Dube (under 2 km) and Rani Sariswa (2.1 km).

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

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