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About Kharka Village

Kharka is a large village in Runisaidpur tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,524, made up of 1,876 males and 1,648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.2 hectares hectares.

Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Runisaidpur
Area (hectares) 241.2 hectares
Population 3,524
Male Population 1,876
Female Population 1,648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Kharka is the 30th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents. Its 241.2 hectares work out to about 15 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 891.

Getting to Kharka

Kharka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharka 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. The nearest villages by name are Hajipur Basantpur, Ibrahimpur, Kadampur and Kanhauli Arazi Madhaul. 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 3,524. That makes it the 30th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents.

Kharka village has 1,876 males and 1,648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Kharka covers 241.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharka falls under Runisaidpur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharka.

Kharka is in Runisaidpur 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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