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About Kharna Village

Kharna is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 202 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, 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 Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 202
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharna compares

By the 2011 count Kharna is the 133rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kharna

Kharna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karudih, Kasaundha, Kasba and Kendua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharna village had a population of 394. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Kharna village has 202 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharna has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kharna is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharna covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharna falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kharna notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kharna.

Kharna is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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