About Kharkatwa Village

Kharkatwa is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 481 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.9 hectares hectares.

Kharkatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkatwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares)	182.9 hectares
Population	958
Male Population	481
Female Population	477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
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 Kharkatwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharkatwa is the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 182.9 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Kharkatwa

Kharkatwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharkatwa 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 Kharkatwa from other places

Kharkatwa lies about 24 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, 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 Kharkatwa
Nearest railway station	Amolwa	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narkatiaganj	12 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	12 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	24 km

Villages closest to Kharkatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkatwa village had a population of 958. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Kharkatwa village has 481 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkatwa has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Kharkatwa covers 182.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkatwa falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharkatwa is Amolwa, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharkatwa.

Kharkatwa is about 24 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkatwa is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 5.4 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 12 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.