About Kharkhari Village

Kharkhari is a large village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,759, made up of 1,378 males and 1,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	487 hectares
Population	2,759
Male Population	1,378
Female Population	1,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhari compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kharkhari

Kharkhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharkhari from other places

Kharkhari lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 8.6 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 Kharkhari
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	28 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	37 km
District headquarters	Giridih	49 km

Villages closest to Kharkhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhari village had a population of 2,759. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Kharkhari village has 1,378 males and 1,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhari has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhari is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhari covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkhari falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhari is Dhanwar, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharkhari.

Kharkhari is about 49 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhari is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.6 km away. Birni is about 28 km away. Barki Saria is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.