About Kharwa Village

Kharwa is a mid sized village in Asarganj tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 732 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Asarganj
Pincode	813201
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	1,406
Male Population	732
Female Population	674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharwa is the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Kharwa

Kharwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharwa as Available within 10+ 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 Kharwa from other places

Kharwa lies about 28 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 7.7 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 Kharwa
Tehsil headquarters	Asarganj	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	7.7 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	8.7 km
District headquarters	Munger	28 km

Villages closest to Kharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwa village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Kharwa village has 732 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwa has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Kharwa is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharwa covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharwa falls under Asarganj tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharwa is Khariapipra Halt, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharwa.

Kharwa is about 28 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharwa is in Asarganj tehsil of Munger district. Asarganj is about 6.4 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 7.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.