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About Kharna Village

Kharna is a small village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 101 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.34 hectares hectares.

Kharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 82.34 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 101
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharna compares

By the 2011 count Kharna is the 88th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 82.34 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kharna

Kharna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharna as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kanakpur, Karua Mani, Karua Mari and Katharo. 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 Kharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharna village had a population of 179. That makes it the 88th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Kharna village has 101 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharna has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Kharna covers 82.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharna falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Kharna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharna.

Kharna is in Thakurganj 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 Kharna today is likely to be higher.

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