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About Kharaua Village

Kharaua is a large village in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,198, made up of 1,149 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.9 hectares hectares.

Kharaua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares) 220.9 hectares
Population 2,198
Male Population 1,149
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Kharaua compares

By the 2011 count Kharaua is the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 220.9 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kharaua

Kharaua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharaua 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharaua from other places

Kharaua lies about 29 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 5.4 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 Kharaua
Nearest railway station Tamuria 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanjharpur 8.5 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 8.5 km
District headquarters Madhubani 29 km

Villages closest to Kharaua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaua village had a population of 2,198. That makes it the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Kharaua village has 1,149 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaua has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Kharaua covers 220.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharaua falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharaua is Tamuria, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance for Kharaua.

Kharaua is about 29 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaua is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Tamuria is about 5.4 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 8.5 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bistaul (under 2 km), Dewa Lawani (1.8 km) and Lawani (1.8 km).

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

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