About Kharki Village

Kharki is one of the larger villages in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,000, made up of 7,080 males and 6,920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3516.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Bishungarh
Pincode	825312
Area (hectares)	3516.96 hectares
Population	14,000
Male Population	7,080
Female Population	6,920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 Kharki compares

By the 2011 count Kharki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 3516.96 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kharki

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

Kharki lies about 51 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 13 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 Kharki
Nearest railway station	Gumia	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishungarh	15 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	51 km

Villages closest to Kharki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharki village had a population of 14,000. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Kharki village has 7,080 males and 6,920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharki has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kharki is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharki covers 3516.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharki falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharki is Gumia, about 13 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 Kharki.

Kharki is about 51 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharki is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Gumia is about 13 km away. Bishungarh is about 15 km away. Hazaribagh is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.