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About Kharoj Village

Kharoj is a mid sized village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 466 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharoj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Masaurhi
Pincode 804452
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 466
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Kharoj compares

By the 2011 count Kharoj is the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kharoj

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

Kharoj lies about 34 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Teneri Halt, about 8.3 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 Kharoj
Nearest railway station Teneri Halt 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Masaurhi 8.7 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 8.7 km
District headquarters Patna 34 km

Villages closest to Kharoj

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.

Common questions about Kharoj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharoj village had a population of 879. That makes it the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Kharoj village has 466 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharoj has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kharoj is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharoj covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharoj falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharoj is Teneri Halt, about 8.3 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 Kharoj.

Kharoj is about 34 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharoj is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Teneri Halt is about 8.3 km away. Masaurhi is about 8.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zahidpur (1.8 km), Karwa (1.9 km) and Khania (1.9 km).

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

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