About Kharant Village

Kharant is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,199 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Kharant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharant village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Masaurhi
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	2,308
Male Population	1,199
Female Population	1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Kharant compares

By the 2011 count Kharant is the 30th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kharant

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

Kharant lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 7.3 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 Kharant
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	6.9 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Taregna	7.3 km
District headquarters	Patna	28 km

Villages closest to Kharant

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharant village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 30th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Kharant village has 1,199 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharant has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Kharant covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharant falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharant is Taregna, about 7.3 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 Kharant.

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

Kharant is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Masaurhi is about 6.9 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 6.9 km away. Taregna is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.