About Kharua Village

Kharua is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 279 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.6 hectares hectares.

Kharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	67.6 hectares
Population	588
Male Population	279
Female Population	309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,108
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharua compares

By the 2011 count Kharua is the 150th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 67.6 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kharua

Kharua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharua as Available within 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 Kharua from other places

Kharua lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, 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 Kharua
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	4.4 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	16 km
District headquarters	Katihar	41 km

Villages closest to Kharua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharua village had a population of 588. That makes it the 150th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Kharua village has 279 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharua has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Kharua covers 67.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharua falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharua is Dhachna, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharua.

Kharua is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharua is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 1.9 km away. Barsoi is about 4.4 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.