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About Kharkata Village

Kharkata is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 723 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.94 hectares hectares.

Kharkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 253.94 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 723
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkata compares

By the 2011 count Kharkata is the 76th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 253.94 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kharkata

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

Kharkata lies about 15 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Gondwali, about 5.4 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 Kharkata
Nearest railway station Gondwali 5.4 km
District headquarters Singrauli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 24 km

Villages closest to Kharkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkata village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 76th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Kharkata village has 723 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkata has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Kharkata covers 253.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkata falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkata is Gondwali, about 5.4 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 km distance for Kharkata.

Kharkata is about 15 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkata is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Gondwali is about 5.4 km away. Singrauli is about 15 km away. Chitrangi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chingo (under 2 km), Pali (under 2 km) and Chingi (1.6 km).

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

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