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About Kharkatwa Village

Kharkatwa is a small village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 146 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.65 hectares hectares.

Kharkatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkatwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Area (hectares) 63.65 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 146
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkatwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharkatwa is the 177th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 63.65 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kharkatwa

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

Kharkatwa lies about 34 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bodarwar, about 6.8 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 Kharkatwa
Nearest railway station Bodarwar 6.8 km
Nearest town Kushinagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 34 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 34 km

Villages closest to Kharkatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkatwa village had a population of 313. That makes it the 177th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Kharkatwa village has 146 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkatwa has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Kharkatwa covers 63.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkatwa falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkatwa is Bodarwar, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharkatwa.

Kharkatwa is about 34 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkatwa is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bodarwar is about 6.8 km away. Kushinagar is about 22 km away. Campierganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parauli (6.5 km), Marhari (13 km) and Dharmaria (15 km).

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

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