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About Kharhi Village

Kharhi is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 461 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Kharhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 461
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharhi compares

By the 2011 count Kharhi is the 73rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kharhi

The census records public bus service for Kharhi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kharhi from other places

Kharhi lies about 35 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.7 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 Kharhi
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 9.4 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 25 km
District headquarters Purnia 35 km

Villages closest to Kharhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharhi village had a population of 922. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Kharhi village has 461 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharhi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Kharhi covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharhi falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharhi is Surja Kama, about 7.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharhi.

Kharhi is about 35 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharhi is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 7.7 km away. Baisi is about 9.4 km away. Kishanganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshbatha (under 2 km), Lautiabari (3.0 km) and Chanki (3.7 km).

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

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