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About Kharthi Village

Kharthi is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,504, made up of 775 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharthi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 1,504
Male Population 775
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Kharthi compares

By the 2011 count Kharthi is the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kharthi

Kharthi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharthi 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 Kharthi from other places

Kharthi lies about 13 km from Meherma, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 12 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 Kharthi
Nearest railway station Godda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 13 km

Villages closest to Kharthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharthi village had a population of 1,504. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Kharthi village has 775 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharthi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kharthi is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharthi covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharthi falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharthi is Godda, about 12 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 Kharthi.

Kharthi is about 13 km from Meherma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharthi is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 12 km away. Meherma is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuram Chak (3.6 km), Saharpur (4.5 km) and Sankarpur (4.5 km).

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

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