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About Kharika Village

Kharika is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,712, made up of 881 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharika village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825383
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 1,712
Male Population 881
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharika compares

By the 2011 count Kharika is the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kharika

Kharika is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharika as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharika from other places

Kharika lies about 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 8.2 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 Kharika
Nearest railway station Shivpur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 26 km
Nearest town Chatrā 26 km

Villages closest to Kharika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharika village had a population of 1,712. That makes it the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Kharika village has 881 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharika has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kharika is 825383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharika covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharika falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharika is Shivpur, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharika.

Kharika is about 26 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharika is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Shivpur is about 8.2 km away. Tandwa is about 16 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birbir (under 2 km), Daridag (under 2 km) and Dhangara (2.0 km).

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

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