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About Kharhua Chainpur Village

Kharhua Chainpur is one of the larger villages in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,455, made up of 4,434 males and 4,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharhua Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharhua Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Pincode 845304
Area (hectares) 424 hectares
Population 8,455
Male Population 4,434
Female Population 4,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kharhua Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Kharhua Chainpur is the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Kharhua Chainpur

Kharhua Chainpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharhua Chainpur as Available within 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharhua Chainpur from other places

Kharhua Chainpur lies about 22 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chauradano, 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 Kharhua Chainpur
Nearest railway station Chauradano 8.3 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaka 22 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 22 km

Villages closest to Kharhua Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaka 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 Kharhua Chainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharhua Chainpur village had a population of 8,455. That makes it the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Kharhua Chainpur village has 4,434 males and 4,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharhua Chainpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Kharhua Chainpur is 845304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharhua Chainpur covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharhua Chainpur falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharhua Chainpur is Chauradano, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharhua Chainpur.

Kharhua Chainpur is about 22 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharhua Chainpur is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chauradano is about 8.3 km away. Mothīhāri is about 16 km away. Dhaka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamhariya (under 2 km), Barwa (3.4 km) and Dostiya (3.8 km).

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

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