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About Kharahra Village

Kharahra is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 19 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 275204
Area (hectares) 54.3 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 19
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharahra compares

By the 2011 count Kharahra is the 455th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 54.3 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kharahra

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

Kharahra lies about 135 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 12 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 Kharahra
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 12 km
Nearest town Phulpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 28 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 135 km

Villages closest to Kharahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharahra village had a population of 35. That makes it the 455th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Kharahra village has 19 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharahra has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kharahra is 275204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharahra covers 54.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharahra falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharahra is Handia Khas, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharahra.

Kharahra is about 135 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharahra is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Handia Khas is about 12 km away. Phulpur is about 20 km away. Jakhania is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parewa (2.9 km), Dullahpur (3.4 km) and Jagdish Pur (3.7 km).

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

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