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About Kharaila Village

Kharaila is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,237, made up of 1,191 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273212
Area (hectares) 119.05 hectares
Population 2,237
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharaila compares

By the 2011 count Kharaila is the 37th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 119.05 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kharaila

Kharaila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharaila as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharaila from other places

Kharaila lies about 14 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Kharaila
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 3.5 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 14 km

Villages closest to Kharaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaila village had a population of 2,237. That makes it the 37th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Kharaila village has 1,191 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaila has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kharaila is 273212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharaila covers 119.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharaila falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kharaila notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharaila.

Kharaila is about 14 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaila is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 3.5 km away. Gorakhpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usaka (under 2 km), Malhipur (under 2 km) and Baspar (1.5 km).

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

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