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About Kharagpur Village

Kharagpur is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,283 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.6 hectares hectares.

Kharagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharagpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Kahara
Area (hectares) 84.6 hectares
Population 2,430
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Kharagpur compares

By the 2011 count Kharagpur is the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 84.6 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Kharagpur

The census records public bus service for Kharagpur 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 Kharagpur from other places

Kharagpur lies about 9.2 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about under 2 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 Kharagpur
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kahara 9.2 km
District headquarters Saharsa 9.2 km

Villages closest to Kharagpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharagpur village had a population of 2,430. That makes it the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Kharagpur village has 1,283 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharagpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Kharagpur covers 84.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharagpur falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharagpur is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about under 2 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 Kharagpur.

Kharagpur is about 9.2 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharagpur is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about under 2 km away. Kahara is about 9.2 km away. Saharsa is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (2.0 km), Baluaha (2.2 km) and Amarpur (2.4 km).

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

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