About Kharka Basant Village

Kharka Basant is one of the larger villages in Bokhara tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,018, made up of 8,382 males and 7,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharka Basant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharka Basant village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Bokhara
Pincode	847302
Area (hectares)	1202 hectares
Population	16,018
Male Population	8,382
Female Population	7,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharka Basant compares

By the 2011 count Kharka Basant is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,691 residents. Its 1202 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Kharka Basant

Kharka Basant is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharka Basant 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 Kharka Basant from other places

Kharka Basant lies about 32 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 6.0 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 Kharka Basant
Tehsil headquarters	Bokhara	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jogiara	6.0 km
Nearest town	Belsand	31 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	32 km

Villages closest to Kharka Basant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bokhara 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 Kharka Basant

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharka Basant village had a population of 16,018. 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 5,691 residents.

Kharka Basant village has 8,382 males and 7,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka Basant 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 906.

The pincode recorded for Kharka Basant is 847302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharka Basant covers 1202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharka Basant falls under Bokhara tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharka Basant is Jogiara, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharka Basant.

Kharka Basant is about 32 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharka Basant is in Bokhara tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Bokhara is about 3.8 km away. Jogiara is about 6.0 km away. Belsand is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.