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About Kharsota Village

Kharsota is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 551 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsota village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 551
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharsota compares

By the 2011 count Kharsota is the 70th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kharsota

Kharsota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharsota 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kathaul Milik, Kauakol, Kauanagar and Khapara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharsota

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsota village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 70th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Kharsota village has 551 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsota has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kharsota is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsota covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharsota falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Kharsota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kharsota.

Kharsota is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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