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About Kharhani Village

Kharhani is a large village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,077, made up of 1,542 males and 1,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharhani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276204
Area (hectares) 215.16 hectares
Population 3,077
Male Population 1,542
Female Population 1,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharhani compares

By the 2011 count Kharhani is the 25th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 215.16 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Kharhani

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

Kharhani lies about 28 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, about 19 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 Kharhani
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 19 km
Nearest town Lalganj 21 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 28 km

Villages closest to Kharhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharhani village had a population of 3,077. That makes it the 25th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Kharhani village has 1,542 males and 1,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharhani has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Kharhani is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharhani covers 215.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharhani falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharhani is Jakhanian, about 19 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 Kharhani.

Kharhani is about 28 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharhani is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 11 km away. Jakhanian is about 19 km away. Lalganj 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 Bishunpur (under 2 km), Kamaharia (1.5 km) and Chandani (1.5 km).

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

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