About Khargawan Village

Khargawan is a large village in Phulparas tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,498, made up of 1,275 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khargawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Phulparas
Pincode	847402
Area (hectares)	274 hectares
Population	2,498
Male Population	1,275
Female Population	1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
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 Khargawan compares

By the 2011 count Khargawan is the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,150 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 9.1 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 914.

Getting to Khargawan

Khargawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khargawan 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 Khargawan from other places

Khargawan lies about 35 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, about 10 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 Khargawan
Tehsil headquarters	Phulparas	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogardiha	10 km
Nearest town	Nirmāli	17 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	35 km

Villages closest to Khargawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khargawan village had a population of 2,498. That makes it the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,150 residents.

Khargawan village has 1,275 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khargawan has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Khargawan is 847402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khargawan covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khargawan falls under Phulparas tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khargawan is Ghogardiha, about 10 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 Khargawan.

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

Khargawan is in Phulparas tehsil of Madhubani district. Phulparas is about 7.4 km away. Ghogardiha is about 10 km away. Nirmāli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.