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About Kharkatwa Village

Kharkatwa is a large village in Ramgarhwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,676, made up of 1,425 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkatwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Ramgarhwa
Pincode 845433
Area (hectares) 271.1 hectares
Population 2,676
Male Population 1,425
Female Population 1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharkatwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharkatwa is the 21st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents. Its 271.1 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kharkatwa

The census records public bus service for Kharkatwa 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 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 32 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Masnadih, about 1.7 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 Masnadih 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarhwa 6.3 km
Nearest town Raxaul 7.3 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 32 km

Villages closest to Kharkatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkatwa village had a population of 2,676. That makes it the 21st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents.

Kharkatwa village has 1,425 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkatwa has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Kharkatwa is 845433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkatwa covers 271.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharkatwa falls under Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharkatwa is Masnadih, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kharkatwa.

Kharkatwa is about 32 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkatwa is in Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Masnadih is about 1.7 km away. Ramgarhwa is about 6.3 km away. Raxaul is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unchi Dih (under 2 km), Kalikapur (under 2 km) and Khonrwa (2.6 km).

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

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