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About Khurhari Village

Khurhari is a mid sized village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 564 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.34 hectares hectares.

Khurhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurhari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 93.34 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 564
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khurhari compares

By the 2011 count Khurhari is the 128th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 93.34 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Khurhari

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

Khurhari 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 Khurhari
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauri Chaura 33 km

Villages closest to Khurhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Khurhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurhari village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 128th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Khurhari village has 564 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurhari has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Khurhari covers 93.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khurhari falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

Khurhari 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.

Khurhari is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 20 km away. Gorakhpur is about 23 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayodhya Chak (3.2 km), Kuhi Mahadew Chak (3.2 km) and Kotia (8.1 km).

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

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