About Kharik Village

Kharik is a large village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,803, made up of 1,421 males and 1,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharik village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhepur
Pincode	847408
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	2,803
Male Population	1,421
Female Population	1,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharik compares

By the 2011 count Kharik is the 29th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kharik

Kharik is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharik as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kharik from other places

Kharik lies about 42 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 15 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 Kharik
Tehsil headquarters	Madhepur	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Tamuria	15 km
Nearest town	Supaul	18 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	42 km

Villages closest to Kharik

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharik village had a population of 2,803. That makes it the 29th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Kharik village has 1,421 males and 1,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharik has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Kharik is 847408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharik covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharik falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharik is Tamuria, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharik.

Kharik is about 42 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharik is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 6.8 km away. Tamuria is about 15 km away. Supaul is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.