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About Kharkharia Village

Kharkharia is a small village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 41 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Kharkharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 41
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharkharia compares

By the 2011 count Kharkharia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kharkharia

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

Kharkharia lies about 23 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 4.6 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 Kharkharia
Nearest railway station Mairwa 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 23 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Kharkharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkharia village had a population of 83. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Kharkharia village has 41 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkharia has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Kharkharia covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkharia falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kharkharia is Mairwa, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance for Kharkharia.

Kharkharia is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkharia is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 4.6 km away. Guthani is about 23 km away. Siwan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pataua Lakhraj (under 2 km), Arazi Inglish (under 2 km) and Biswar (under 2 km).

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

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