About Kharigawan Village

Kharigawan is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,280, made up of 1,190 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.44 hectares hectares.

Kharigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharigawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Chainpur
Area (hectares)	176.44 hectares
Population	2,280
Male Population	1,190
Female Population	1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharigawan compares

By the 2011 count Kharigawan is the 22nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 176.44 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kharigawan

Kharigawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharigawan as Available within village. 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 Kharigawan from other places

Kharigawan lies about 132 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 4.0 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 Kharigawan
Nearest railway station	Semra	4.0 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	14 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	132 km

Villages closest to Kharigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharigawan village had a population of 2,280. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Kharigawan village has 1,190 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharigawan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Kharigawan covers 176.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharigawan falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharigawan is Semra, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharigawan.

Kharigawan is about 132 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharigawan is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Semra is about 4.0 km away. Sagauli is about 6.4 km away. Chainpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.