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About Kharaun Village

Kharaun is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,711, made up of 882 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares.

Kharaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaun village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 1,711
Male Population 882
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharaun compares

By the 2011 count Kharaun is the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kharaun

Kharaun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharaun 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharaun from other places

Kharaun lies about 29 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about under 2 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 Kharaun
Nearest railway station Kharaundh under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 3.5 km
Nearest town Rajauli 6.0 km
District headquarters Nawada 29 km

Villages closest to Kharaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaun village had a population of 1,711. That makes it the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Kharaun village has 882 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaun has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Kharaun covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharaun falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharaun is Kharaundh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kharaun.

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

Kharaun is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Kharaundh is about under 2 km away. Sirdala is about 3.5 km away. Rajauli is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partabpur (under 2 km), Majhila Auwal (under 2 km) and Jamuganin (under 2 km).

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

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