About Kharka Village

Kharka is a large village in Gumla tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,497, made up of 1,230 males and 1,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Gumla
Pincode	835233
Area (hectares)	546.87 hectares
Population	2,497
Male Population	1,230
Female Population	1,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Kharka is the 16th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 546.87 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kharka

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

Kharka lies about 14 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 36 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 Kharka
Tehsil headquarters	Gumla	14 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	14 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	36 km

Villages closest to Kharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharka village had a population of 2,497. That makes it the 16th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Kharka village has 1,230 males and 1,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kharka is 835233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharka covers 546.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharka falls under Gumla tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharka is Lohardaga, about 36 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 10+ km distance for Kharka.

Kharka is about 14 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharka is in Gumla tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 14 km away. Gumlā is about 14 km away. Lohardaga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.