About Kharna Village

Kharna is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 230 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	240.04 hectares
Population	470
Male Population	230
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharna compares

By the 2011 count Kharna is the 89th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 240.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kharna

Kharna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharna from other places

Kharna lies about 24 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 23 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 Kharna
Nearest railway station	Kurwa	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	24 km
District headquarters	Dumka	24 km

Villages closest to Kharna

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

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Common questions about Kharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharna village had a population of 470. That makes it the 89th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Kharna village has 230 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharna has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kharna is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharna covers 240.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharna falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharna is Kurwa, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharna.

Kharna is about 24 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharna is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Kurwa is about 23 km away. Masalia is about 24 km away. Dumka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.