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About Kharwagarha Village

Kharwagarha is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,015 males and 982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharwagarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwagarha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 1356 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharwagarha compares

By the 2011 count Kharwagarha is the 8th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 1356 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kharwagarha

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

How far is Kharwagarha from other places

Kharwagarha lies about 37 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 4.1 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 Kharwagarha
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 4.9 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 21 km
District headquarters Simdega 37 km

Villages closest to Kharwagarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwagarha village had a population of 1,997. That makes it the 8th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Kharwagarha village has 1,015 males and 982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwagarha has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kharwagarha is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharwagarha covers 1356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharwagarha falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharwagarha is Kanaroan, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharwagarha.

Kharwagarha is about 37 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharwagarha is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Kanaroan is about 4.1 km away. Jaldega is about 4.9 km away. Birmitrapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turupdega (under 2 km), Mayamdega (1.9 km) and Keluga (3.1 km).

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

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