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About Kharba Village

Kharba is a small village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 78 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825317
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 78
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
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 Kharba compares

By the 2011 count Kharba is the 72nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kharba

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

Kharba lies about 14 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 16 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 Kharba
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 14 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 14 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 14 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 16 km

Villages closest to Kharba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharba village had a population of 168. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Kharba village has 78 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharba has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kharba is 825317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharba covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharba falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharba is Hazaribag Town, about 16 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 Kharba.

Kharba is about 14 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharba is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 14 km away. Hazaribagh is about 14 km away. Hazāribāgh 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 Tarba (under 2 km), Hutpa (2.4 km) and Lakhaiya (2.6 km).

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

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