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About Kharkhari Village

Kharkhari is a large village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,410, made up of 1,220 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.86 hectares hectares.

Kharkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 743.86 hectares
Population 2,410
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharkhari compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhari is the 18th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 743.86 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

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 5 - 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 Kharkhari from other places

Kharkhari lies about 21 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 7.6 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 Pakaria Road 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 8.1 km
District headquarters Katni 21 km
Nearest town Murwāra 21 km

Villages closest to Kharkhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vijayraghavgarh 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 2,410. That makes it the 18th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Kharkhari village has 1,220 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhari has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Kharkhari covers 743.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharkhari is Pakaria Road, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharkhari.

Kharkhari is about 21 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 Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Pakaria Road is about 7.6 km away. Vijayraghavgarh is about 8.1 km away. Katni 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 Amuwari (under 2 km), Bangawan (1.6 km) and Sangwara (1.8 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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