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About Kharkata Village

Kharkata is a small village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 107 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Pincode 854106
Area (hectares) 88.6 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 107
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkata compares

By the 2011 count Kharkata is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 88.6 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kharkata

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

How far is Kharkata from other places

Kharkata lies about 13 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 4.6 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 Kharkata
Nearest railway station Rautara 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 13 km
District headquarters Katihar 13 km

Villages closest to Kharkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkata village had a population of 205. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Kharkata village has 107 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkata has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kharkata is 854106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkata covers 88.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkata falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharkata is Rautara, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharkata.

Kharkata is about 13 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkata is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Rautara is about 4.6 km away. Korha is about 13 km away. Katihar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandwa (under 2 km), Dharmaili (under 2 km) and Rupaspur (1.5 km).

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

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