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About Kharahuwan Village

Kharahuwan is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 236 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharahuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharahuwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 46.34 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 236
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharahuwan compares

By the 2011 count Kharahuwan is the 113th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 46.34 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Kharahuwan

Kharahuwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharahuwan as Available within <5 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 Kharahuwan from other places

Kharahuwan lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 19 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 Kharahuwan
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 19 km
Nearest town Bagaha 25 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Kharahuwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharahuwan village had a population of 470. That makes it the 113th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Kharahuwan village has 236 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharahuwan has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Kharahuwan is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharahuwan covers 46.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharahuwan falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharahuwan is Barhi, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Kharahuwan.

Kharahuwan is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharahuwan is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 2.8 km away. Barhi is about 19 km away. Bagaha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupin (under 2 km), Bhusandih (under 2 km) and Madhgopali (under 2 km).

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

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