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About Kharej Village

Kharej is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 850 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares.

Kharej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharej village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 1,649
Male Population 850
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Kharej compares

By the 2011 count Kharej is the 36th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 307 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kharej

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

Kharej 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 Kharej
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 24 km
District headquarters Rohtas 24 km
Nearest railway station Kosiara 29 km
Nearest town Husainābād 35 km

Villages closest to Kharej

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 Kharej

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharej village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 36th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Kharej village has 850 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharej has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Kharej covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharej falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharej 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 Kharej.

Kharej 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.

Kharej 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 Kharej today is likely to be higher.

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