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About Karharia Village

Karharia is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 130 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 130
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karharia compares

By the 2011 count Karharia is the 82nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 943.

Getting to Karharia

Karharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karharia from other places

Karharia lies about 27 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Karharia
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 14 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 26 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 27 km

Villages closest to Karharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karharia village had a population of 243. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Karharia village has 130 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karharia has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Karharia is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karharia covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karharia falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Karharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karharia.

Karharia is about 27 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karharia is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barhi is about 14 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 26 km away. Hazaribagh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipratanr (under 2 km), Chalanga (under 2 km) and Kutma (1.8 km).

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

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