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About Kharka Village

Kharka is a mid sized village in Garautha tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 678 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 754.09 hectares hectares.

Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Garautha
Area (hectares) 754.09 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 678
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
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 Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Kharka is the 66th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 754.09 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Kharka

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

Kharka lies about 76 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ait Junction, about 26 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 Kharka
Tehsil headquarters Garautha 12 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 14 km
Nearest railway station Ait Junction 26 km
District headquarters Jhansi 76 km

Villages closest to Kharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharka village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 66th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Kharka village has 678 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Kharka covers 754.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharka falls under Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharka is Ait Junction, about 26 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 Kharka.

Kharka is about 76 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharka is in Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district. Garautha is about 12 km away. Gursarāi is about 14 km away. Ait Junction is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siya (under 2 km), Bhonwai (2.7 km) and Kakarwai (3.6 km).

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

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