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About Kharsand Village

Kharsand is one of the larger villages in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,774, made up of 7,192 males and 6,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1202 hectares hectares.

Kharsand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsand village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Area (hectares) 1202 hectares
Population 13,774
Male Population 7,192
Female Population 6,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharsand compares

By the 2011 count Kharsand is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 1202 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kharsand

Kharsand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharsand 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharsand from other places

Kharsand lies about 140 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bihiya, about 3.0 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 Kharsand
Nearest town Bela 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Bihiya 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 11 km
District headquarters Samastipur 140 km

Villages closest to Kharsand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsand village had a population of 13,774. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Kharsand village has 7,192 males and 6,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsand has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Kharsand covers 1202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharsand falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharsand is Bihiya, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharsand.

Kharsand is about 140 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsand is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Bela is about 1.8 km away. Bihiya is about 3.0 km away. Kalyanpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitwaria (8.1 km), Gopalpur (8.6 km) and Gopalpur Chaki Dhab (8.6 km).

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

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