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About Kharahia Village

Kharahia is a large village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,032 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Hasanpur
Pincode 848208
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 2,050
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharahia compares

By the 2011 count Kharahia is the 36th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kharahia

Kharahia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharahia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharahia from other places

Kharahia lies about 103 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bihta, about 16 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 Kharahia
Nearest town Bikram 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bihta 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 27 km
District headquarters Samastipur 103 km

Villages closest to Kharahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharahia village had a population of 2,050. That makes it the 36th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents.

Kharahia village has 1,032 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharahia has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kharahia is 848208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharahia covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharahia falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharahia is Bihta, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharahia.

Kharahia is about 103 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharahia is in Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Bikram is about 4.1 km away. Bihta is about 16 km away. Hasanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahti (under 2 km), Surha Basantpur (9.2 km) and Kab Narpati Nagar (9.4 km).

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

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