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About Kharida Village

Kharida is a large village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,180, made up of 1,083 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares.

Kharida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharida village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 2,180
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharida compares

By the 2011 count Kharida is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 688 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1003.

Getting to Kharida

Kharida is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharida as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kharida from other places

Kharida lies about 132 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 3.6 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 Kharida
Nearest railway station Derowan 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 16 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 43 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 132 km

Villages closest to Kharida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharida village had a population of 2,180. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 688 residents.

Kharida village has 1,083 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharida has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Kharida covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharida falls under Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharida is Derowan, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharida.

Kharida is about 132 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharida is in Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 3.6 km away. Dumaria is about 16 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karida (under 2 km), Karansai (9.4 km) and Bhagabera (12 km).

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

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