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About Bharkhar Village

Bharkhar is one of the larger villages in Mohania tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,764, made up of 3,053 males and 2,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575 hectares hectares.

Bharkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharkhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Mohania
Area (hectares) 575 hectares
Population 5,764
Male Population 3,053
Female Population 2,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bharkhar compares

By the 2011 count Bharkhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 575 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bharkhar

The census records public bus service for Bharkhar as Available within <5 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 Bharkhar from other places

Bharkhar lies about 88 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 1.9 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 Bharkhar
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohania 2.2 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 17 km
District headquarters Kaimur 88 km

Villages closest to Bharkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharkhar village had a population of 5,764. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Bharkhar village has 3,053 males and 2,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharkhar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Bharkhar covers 575 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharkhar falls under Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharkhar is Bhabua Road, about 1.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharkhar.

Bharkhar is about 88 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharkhar is in Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district. Bhabua Road is about 1.9 km away. Mohania is about 2.2 km away. Bhabhua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithiya (under 2 km), Patilwa (1.5 km) and Danialpur Kurai (2.0 km).

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

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