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About Kharam Village

Kharam is a mid sized village in Baliapur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 273 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baliapur
Pincode 828115
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 273
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharam compares

By the 2011 count Kharam is the 56th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kharam

Kharam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharam from other places

Kharam lies about 10 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Rakhitpur, about 2.5 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 Kharam
Nearest railway station Rakhitpur 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baliapur 6.1 km
Nearest town Jharia 6.1 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 10 km

Villages closest to Kharam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharam village had a population of 522. That makes it the 56th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Kharam village has 273 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharam has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kharam is 828115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharam covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharam falls under Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharam is Rakhitpur, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kharam.

Kharam is about 10 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharam is in Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Rakhitpur is about 2.5 km away. Baliapur is about 6.1 km away. Jharia is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suranga (under 2 km), Alagdiha (2.5 km) and Paharpur (4.4 km).

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

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