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About Kharkharo Village

Kharkharo is a mid sized village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 765 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,252 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkharo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkharo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 94.59 hectares
Population 1,723
Male Population 765
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,252
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 Kharkharo compares

By the 2011 count Kharkharo is the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 94.59 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kharkharo

Kharkharo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharkharo 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharkharo from other places

Kharkharo lies about 43 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 8.1 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 Kharkharo
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 9.2 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 15 km
District headquarters Giridih 43 km

Villages closest to Kharkharo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkharo village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Kharkharo village has 765 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkharo has about 1252 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kharkharo is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkharo covers 94.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharkharo falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharkharo is Chaudhribandh, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance for Kharkharo.

Kharkharo is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkharo is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 8.1 km away. Bagodar is about 9.2 km away. Barki Saria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aunra (under 2 km), Pochri (2.4 km) and Bangargi Alias Alakdiha (2.7 km).

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

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