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About Kharharwa Village

Kharharwa is a mid sized village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 533 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharharwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Pincode 841428
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 533
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharharwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharharwa is the 48th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Kharharwa

The census records public bus service for Kharharwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharharwa from other places

Kharharwa lies about 22 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 5.8 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 Kharharwa
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 5.8 km
Nearest town Mirganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 22 km

Villages closest to Kharharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharharwa village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 48th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Kharharwa village has 533 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharharwa has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Kharharwa is 841428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharharwa covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharharwa falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharharwa is Phulwaria, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kharharwa.

Kharharwa is about 22 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharharwa is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 5.8 km away. Mirganj is about 12 km away. Uchkagaon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darwani Chak (2.2 km), Jamsar Khap (2.2 km) and Natan Kalan (2.8 km).

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

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