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About Kharsara Village

Kharsara is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 489 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Kharsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 489
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharsara compares

By the 2011 count Kharsara is the 53rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Kharsara

Kharsara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharsara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kharsara from other places

Kharsara lies about 7.7 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 6.7 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 Kharsara
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 7.7 km
District headquarters Siwan 7.7 km
Nearest town Siwān 7.7 km

Villages closest to Kharsara

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

Common questions about Kharsara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsara village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Kharsara village has 489 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsara has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Kharsara covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharsara falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharsara is Siwan Junction, about 6.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharsara.

Kharsara is about 7.7 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsara is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 6.7 km away. Daraundha is about 7.7 km away. Siwan is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahgra (4.7 km), Bangali Bharauli (4.9 km) and Rasulpur (5.5 km).

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

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