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About Kharika Village

Kharika is a small village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 165 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharika village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825334
Area (hectares) 220.69 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 165
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharika compares

By the 2011 count Kharika is the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 220.69 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 951.

Getting to Kharika

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

Kharika lies about 15 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 18 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 Kharika
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 15 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 15 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 18 km

Villages closest to Kharika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharika village had a population of 310. That makes it the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Kharika village has 165 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharika has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kharika is 825334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharika covers 220.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharika falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharika is Hazaribag Town, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Kharika.

Kharika is about 15 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharika is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Katkamsandi is about 15 km away. Hazaribagh is about 15 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirua (4.9 km), Balia (7.8 km) and Borogara (13 km).

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

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