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About Kharta Village

Kharta is a mid sized village in Kairo tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 780 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kairo
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 570 hectares
Population 1,578
Male Population 780
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharta compares

By the 2011 count Kharta is the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 570 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kharta

Kharta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharta from other places

Kharta lies about 24 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 8.8 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 Kharta
Nearest railway station Nagjua 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kairo 21 km
Nearest town Khalāri 23 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 24 km

Villages closest to Kharta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharta village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Kharta village has 780 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharta has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kharta is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharta covers 570 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharta falls under Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharta is Nagjua, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kharta.

Kharta is about 24 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharta is in Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 8.8 km away. Kairo is about 21 km away. Khalāri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanhat (2.6 km), Tati (3.1 km) and Gitilgarh (3.4 km).

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

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