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About Kharna Village

Kharna is a large village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,356, made up of 1,186 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 999.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 999.64 hectares
Population 2,356
Male Population 1,186
Female Population 1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharna compares

By the 2011 count Kharna is the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 999.64 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Kharna

Kharna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kharna from other places

Kharna lies about 38 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, about 21 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 Kharna
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Keshwari 21 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 22 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 38 km

Villages closest to Kharna

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.

Common questions about Kharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharna village had a population of 2,356. That makes it the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Kharna village has 1,186 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharna has about 987 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 Kharna is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharna covers 999.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharna falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharna is Keshwari, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharna.

Kharna is about 38 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharna is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 4.9 km away. Keshwari is about 21 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beraharihara (2.4 km), Golgo (2.6 km) and Chalkari Kalan (2.9 km).

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

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