About Kharra Village

Kharra is a small village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 242 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Kharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Terhagachh
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	242
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 204 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 942.

Getting to Kharra

Kharra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kharra from other places

Kharra lies about 35 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 24 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 Kharra
Tehsil headquarters	Terhagachh	10 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	14 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	24 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	35 km

Villages closest to Kharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharra village had a population of 462. That makes it the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Kharra village has 242 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Kharra covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharra falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharra is Pawakhali, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharra.

Kharra is about 35 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharra is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 10 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Pawakhali is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.