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About Kharka Village

Kharka is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 397 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, 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 Verno
Pincode 835203
Area (hectares) 396.19 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 397
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Kharka is the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 396.19 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kharka

Kharka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharka 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 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 Verno 14 km
District 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 Verno 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 Kharka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharka village had a population of 750. That makes it the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Kharka village has 397 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kharka is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharka covers 396.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharka falls under Verno 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 <5 km distance 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 Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Verno is about 14 km away. Gumla is about 14 km away. Gumlā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makra (8.5 km), Sargaon (11 km) and Khartanga (15 km).

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

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