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About Kharkada Village

Kharkada is a mid sized village in Brahmapuri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,966, made up of 989 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.42 hectares hectares.

Kharkada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Brahmapuri
Area (hectares) 659.42 hectares
Population 1,966
Male Population 989
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkada compares

By the 2011 count Kharkada is the 18th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents. Its 659.42 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kharkada

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

Kharkada lies about 93 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi Buzurg, about 8.3 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 Kharkada
Nearest railway station Chicholi Buzurg 8.3 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmapuri 11 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 93 km

Villages closest to Kharkada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkada village had a population of 1,966. That makes it the 18th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents.

Kharkada village has 989 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkada has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Kharkada covers 659.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkada falls under Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kharkada is Chicholi Buzurg, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance for Kharkada.

Kharkada is about 93 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkada is in Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chicholi Buzurg is about 8.3 km away. Desāīganj is about 9.9 km away. Brahmapuri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranmochan (2.1 km), Rui (2.5 km) and Nilaj (3.4 km).

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

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