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About Kharowha Village

Kharowha is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 298 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.1 hectares hectares.

Kharowha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharowha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 18.1 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 298
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharowha compares

By the 2011 count Kharowha is the 314th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 18.1 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kharowha

Kharowha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharowha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kharowha from other places

Kharowha lies about 13 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Gorakhpur Junction, about 13 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 Kharowha
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 10 km
Nearest railway station Gorakhpur Junction 13 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 13 km

Villages closest to Kharowha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharowha village had a population of 621. That makes it the 314th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Kharowha village has 298 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharowha has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Kharowha covers 18.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharowha falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharowha is Gorakhpur Junction, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Kharowha.

Kharowha is about 13 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharowha is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 10 km away. Gorakhpur Junction is about 13 km away. Gorakhpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmakhor (under 2 km), Gopalpur (3.7 km) and Mahuadan (4.0 km).

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

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