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About Kharanwan Village

Kharanwan is a mid sized village in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 638 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Kharanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharanwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Halsi
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 638
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharanwan compares

By the 2011 count Kharanwan is the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kharanwan

Kharanwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharanwan as Available within <5 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 Kharanwan from other places

Kharanwan lies about 16 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 7.3 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 Kharanwan
Tehsil headquarters Halsi 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 7.3 km
Nearest town Jamūī 16 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 16 km

Villages closest to Kharanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharanwan village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Kharanwan village has 638 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharanwan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Kharanwan covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharanwan falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharanwan is Bashuachak Halt, about 7.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharanwan.

Kharanwan is about 16 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharanwan is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 6.4 km away. Bashuachak Halt is about 7.3 km away. Jamūī is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahranwan (under 2 km), Silwe (under 2 km) and Gerua Pursanda (2.3 km).

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

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