About Kharsam Village

Kharsam is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 960 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsam village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	847105
Area (hectares)	118 hectares
Population	1,835
Male Population	960
Female Population	875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
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 Kharsam compares

By the 2011 count Kharsam is the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kharsam

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

Kharsam lies about 28 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 18 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 Kharsam
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	3.9 km
Nearest town	Rosera	17 km
Nearest railway station	Rusera Ghat	18 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	28 km

Villages closest to Kharsam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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.

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Common questions about Kharsam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsam village had a population of 1,835. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Kharsam village has 960 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsam has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kharsam is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsam covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharsam falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharsam is Rusera Ghat, about 18 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 Kharsam.

Kharsam is about 28 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsam is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 3.9 km away. Rosera is about 17 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.