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About Kharwa Village

Kharwa is a large village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,094, made up of 1,625 males and 1,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.81 hectares hectares.

Kharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Area (hectares) 418.81 hectares
Population 3,094
Male Population 1,625
Female Population 1,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharwa is the 38th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 418.81 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Kharwa

The census records public bus service for Kharwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharwa from other places

Kharwa lies about 14 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 8.0 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 Kharwa
Nearest town Rāya 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Sonai 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mat 11 km
District headquarters Mathura 14 km

Villages closest to Kharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwa village had a population of 3,094. That makes it the 38th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Kharwa village has 1,625 males and 1,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwa 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 883.

Kharwa covers 418.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharwa falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharwa is Sonai, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kharwa.

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

Kharwa is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Rāya is about 2.1 km away. Sonai is about 8.0 km away. Mat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saur (under 2 km), Bhudri (under 2 km) and Koyal (under 2 km).

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

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