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About Khakharu Village

Khakharu is one of the larger villages in Khaga tehsil, in the district of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,270, made up of 5,466 males and 4,804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212656, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khakharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakharu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Fatehpur
Tehsil Khaga
Pincode 212656
Area (hectares) 589.06 hectares
Population 10,270
Male Population 5,466
Female Population 4,804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khakharu compares

By the 2011 count Khakharu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 589.06 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Khakharu

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

Khakharu 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 Khakharu
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 Khakharu

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 Khakharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakharu village had a population of 10,270. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Khakharu village has 5,466 males and 4,804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakharu has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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

Khakharu covers 589.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khakharu 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khakharu.

Khakharu 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.

Khakharu 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 Kharkhar (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 Khakharu today is likely to be higher.

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