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About Kharan Village

Kharan is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,218, made up of 2,147 males and 2,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.76 hectares hectares.

Kharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 420.76 hectares
Population 4,218
Male Population 2,147
Female Population 2,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharan compares

By the 2011 count Kharan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 420.76 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kharan

Kharan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kharan from other places

Kharan lies about 21 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Tulsi Ashram Railway Station, about 9.0 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 Kharan
Nearest railway station Tulsi Ashram Railway Station 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 13 km
Nearest town Saidpur 19 km
District headquarters Chandauli 21 km

Villages closest to Kharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharan village had a population of 4,218. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Kharan village has 2,147 males and 2,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharan has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Kharan covers 420.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharan falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharan is Tulsi Ashram Railway Station, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharan.

Kharan is about 21 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharan is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Tulsi Ashram Railway Station is about 9.0 km away. Sakaldiha is about 13 km away. Saidpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadharpur (under 2 km), Kaudharpur (under 2 km) and Kawal Pura (1.7 km).

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

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