About Kharka Village

Kharka is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 961 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	1,871
Male Population	961
Female Population	910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Kharka is the 45th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kharka

Kharka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharka 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharka from other places

Kharka lies about 21 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 4.7 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 Kharka
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Makhdumpur	5.8 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	21 km

Villages closest to Kharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharka village had a population of 1,871. That makes it the 45th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kharka village has 961 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Kharka covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharka falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharka is Ner Halt, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kharka.

Kharka is about 21 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharka is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ner Halt is about 4.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 5.8 km away. Jehanabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.