About Kharika Village

Kharika is one of the larger villages in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,716, made up of 4,601 males and 4,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharika village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Sonepur
Pincode	841101
Area (hectares)	210 hectares
Population	8,716
Male Population	4,601
Female Population	4,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharika compares

By the 2011 count Kharika is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 42 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 903.

Getting to Kharika

Kharika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharika 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharika from other places

Kharika lies about 63 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction, about 2.2 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 Kharika
Nearest railway station	Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonepur	4.7 km
District headquarters	Saran	63 km

Villages closest to Kharika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharika village had a population of 8,716. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Kharika village has 4,601 males and 4,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharika 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 903.

The pincode recorded for Kharika is 841101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharika covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharika falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharika is Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction, about 2.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharika.

Kharika is about 63 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharika is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction is about 2.2 km away. Sonepur is about 4.7 km away. Saran is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.