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About Kharaiya Village

Kharaiya is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 446 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 53.59 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 446
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharaiya compares

By the 2011 count Kharaiya is the 69th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 53.59 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kharaiya

Kharaiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharaiya as Available within <5 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 Kharaiya from other places

Kharaiya lies about 26 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 18 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 Kharaiya
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Ghogha 18 km
Nearest town Colgong 22 km
District headquarters Godda 26 km

Villages closest to Kharaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaiya village had a population of 899. That makes it the 69th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Kharaiya village has 446 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaiya has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kharaiya is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharaiya covers 53.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharaiya falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharaiya is Ghogha, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharaiya.

Kharaiya is about 26 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaiya is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 8.3 km away. Ghogha is about 18 km away. Colgong is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahajadpur (under 2 km), Ghatiani (under 2 km) and Malgarhia (under 2 km).

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

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