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About Kharkhari Village

Kharkhari is a small village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 20 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 66.04 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 20
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhari compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 66.04 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kharkhari

Kharkhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharkhari 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalidas Kismat, Kalupathaurf Koimari, Karigaon Milik and Kasba Kaliaganj. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharkhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhari village had a population of 44. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Kharkhari village has 20 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhari has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhari is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhari covers 66.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkhari falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Kharkhari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Kharkhari.

Kharkhari is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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