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About Kharkhar Village

Kharkhar is a mid sized village in Khaga tehsil, in the district of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 374 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212656, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Fatehpur
Tehsil Khaga
Pincode 212656
Area (hectares) 249.45 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 374
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhar compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhar is the 299th largest of the 471 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 249.45 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kharkhar

Kharkhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharkhar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kharkhar from other places

Kharkhar lies about 51 km from Fatehpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanwar, about 23 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 Kharkhar
Nearest railway station Kanwar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaga 27 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 39 km
District headquarters Fatehpur 51 km

Villages closest to Kharkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhar village had a population of 707. That makes it the 299th largest of the 471 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kharkhar village has 374 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhar is 212656. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhar covers 249.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkhar falls under Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhar is Kanwar, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Kharkhar.

Kharkhar is about 51 km from Fatehpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhar is in Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district. Kanwar is about 23 km away. Khaga is about 27 km away. Chitrakoot Dham is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khakharu (under 2 km), Gazipur (under 2 km) and Gazipur Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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