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About Kharka Village

Kharka is a small village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 230 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.68 hectares hectares.

Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 37.68 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 230
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Kharka is the 280th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 37.68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kharka

Kharka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 <5 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 23 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadabad, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Muhammadabad 12 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 23 km
District headquarters Mau 23 km

Villages closest to Kharka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 418. That makes it the 280th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Kharka village has 230 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharka has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Kharka covers 37.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharka falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharka is Muhammadabad, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharka.

Kharka is about 23 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharka is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Muhammadabad is about 12 km away. Muhammadābād is about 13 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murarpur (under 2 km), Ahirauli (under 2 km) and Jagdishpur (3.1 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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