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About Kharhana Village

Kharhana is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 943 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332 hectares hectares.

Kharhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharhana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 332 hectares
Population 1,795
Male Population 943
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Kharhana compares

By the 2011 count Kharhana is the 27th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 332 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kharhana

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

Kharhana lies about 24 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 29 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 Kharhana
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 24 km
District headquarters Rohtas 24 km
Nearest railway station Kosiara 29 km
Nearest town Husainābād 35 km

Villages closest to Kharhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharhana village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 27th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Kharhana village has 943 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharhana has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Kharhana covers 332 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharhana falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharhana is Kosiara, about 29 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 Kharhana.

Kharhana is about 24 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharhana is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Kargahar is about 24 km away. Rohtas is about 24 km away. Kosiara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basudhara (under 2 km), Bhokhari (under 2 km) and Chakardharpur (under 2 km).

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

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