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About Kharkharia Village

Kharkharia is a large village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,330, made up of 1,632 males and 1,698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkharia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273158
Area (hectares) 424 hectares
Population 3,330
Male Population 1,632
Female Population 1,698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Kharkharia compares

By the 2011 count Kharkharia is the 36th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kharkharia

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

Kharkharia lies about 23 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 20 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 Kharkharia
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 23 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 23 km

Villages closest to Kharkharia

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 Kharkharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkharia village had a population of 3,330. That makes it the 36th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Kharkharia village has 1,632 males and 1,698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkharia has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kharkharia is 273158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkharia covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharkharia is Sahjanwa, about 20 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 Kharkharia.

Kharkharia is about 23 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkharia is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 20 km away. Campierganj is about 23 km away. Gorakhpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alamchak (3.2 km), Jogee Chak (3.2 km) and Khajha (4.9 km).

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

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