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About Kharaka Village

Kharaka is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 266 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.32 hectares hectares.

Kharaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 110.32 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 266
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharaka compares

By the 2011 count Kharaka is the 355th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 110.32 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kharaka

Kharaka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharaka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Kharaka from other places

Kharaka lies about 43 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 9.0 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 Kharaka
Nearest town Ahraura 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Kailahat 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 12 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 43 km

Villages closest to Kharaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaka village had a population of 524. That makes it the 355th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Kharaka village has 266 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaka has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Kharaka covers 110.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharaka falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharaka is Kailahat, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Kharaka.

Kharaka is about 43 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaka is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 8.8 km away. Kailahat is about 9.0 km away. Chunar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deonathpur (under 2 km), Shripur (under 2 km) and Rukunpur (under 2 km).

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

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