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About Kharkhara Village

Kharkhara is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 369 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.1 hectares hectares.

Kharkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 472.1 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 369
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhara compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhara is the 63rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 472.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kharkhara

Kharkhara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharkhara as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharkhara from other places

Kharkhara lies about 58 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Deori, about 47 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 Kharkhara
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Deori 47 km
Nearest town Panāgar 48 km
District headquarters Mandla 58 km

Villages closest to Kharkhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhara village had a population of 745. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Kharkhara village has 369 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhara has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Kharkhara covers 472.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkhara falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhara is Deori, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Kharkhara.

Kharkhara is about 58 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhara is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 8.4 km away. Deori is about 47 km away. Panāgar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaldhara (2.0 km), Chaura Dadar Ryt (3.5 km) and Gundlai Mal (4.0 km).

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

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