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About Kharka Village

Kharka is a large village in Dumra tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,776, made up of 1,469 males and 1,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares.

Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Dumra
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 2,776
Male Population 1,469
Female Population 1,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Kharka is the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kharka

Kharka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Fatehpur Gidhmasani, Gosainpur, Jawam and Karnahia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharka village had a population of 2,776. That makes it the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents.

Kharka village has 1,469 males and 1,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Kharka covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharka falls under Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Kharka notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kharka.

Kharka is in Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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