About Kharkhar Village

Kharkhar is a large village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,757, made up of 1,394 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Domchanch
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	344 hectares
Population	2,757
Male Population	1,394
Female Population	1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhar compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhar is the 11th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kharkhar

Kharkhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharkhar from other places

Kharkhar lies about 6.6 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 5.3 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 Kharkhar
Nearest railway station	Maheshpur	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Domchanch	6.6 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	16 km

Villages closest to Kharkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhar village had a population of 2,757. That makes it the 11th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Kharkhar village has 1,394 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhar has about 978 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhar is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhar covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharkhar falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhar is Maheshpur, about 5.3 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 village for Kharkhar.

Kharkhar is about 6.6 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhar is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Maheshpur is about 5.3 km away. Domchanch is about 6.6 km away. Kodarma is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.