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About Kharar Village

Kharar is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 355 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 355
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Kharar compares

By the 2011 count Kharar is the 39th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kharar

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

Kharar lies about 24 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 8.3 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 Kharar
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 8.3 km
Nearest town Gumia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 24 km
District headquarters Palamu 24 km

Villages closest to Kharar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 Kharar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharar village had a population of 684. That makes it the 39th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Kharar village has 355 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharar has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kharar is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharar covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharar falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharar is Dumri Bihar, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance for Kharar.

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

Kharar is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 8.3 km away. Gumia is about 13 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harna (under 2 km), Karma (4.2 km) and Karnima (4.2 km).

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

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