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About Kharka Village

Kharka is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 406 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.41 hectares hectares.

Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 352.41 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 406
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Kharka is the 163rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 352.41 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Kharka

Kharka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharka 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. The nearest villages by name are Kathari, Keotra Bangar, Keotra Katari and Keshi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 773. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Kharka village has 406 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Kharka covers 352.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharka falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kharka notes the nearest railway station 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 Kharka.

Kharka is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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.