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About Kharkhari Village

Kharkhari is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 902 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 924.71 hectares hectares.

Kharkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 924.71 hectares
Population 1,810
Male Population 902
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhari compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhari is the 22nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 924.71 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kharkhari

Kharkhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkhari as Available within village. 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 Kharkhari from other places

Kharkhari lies about 8.1 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Majhgawan Phatak, 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 Kharkhari
Nearest railway station Majhgawan Phatak 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 8.1 km
District headquarters Katni 8.1 km
Nearest town Murwāra 8.1 km

Villages closest to Kharkhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhari village had a population of 1,810. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Kharkhari village has 902 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhari has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Kharkhari covers 924.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkhari falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhari is Majhgawan Phatak, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharkhari.

Kharkhari is about 8.1 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhari is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Majhgawan Phatak is about 3.6 km away. Murwara is about 8.1 km away. Katni is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamodi (under 2 km), Bharwara (under 2 km) and Paunsara (2.1 km).

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

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