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About Kharch Village

Kharch is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 822 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharch village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 306.13 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 822
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Kharch compares

By the 2011 count Kharch is the 173rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 306.13 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Kharch

Kharch is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharch 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharch from other places

Kharch lies about 3.0 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Chilwariya, about 25 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 Kharch
District headquarters Shrawasti 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Chilwariya 25 km

Villages closest to Kharch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharch village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Kharch village has 822 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharch has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Kharch is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharch covers 306.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharch falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharch is Chilwariya, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharch.

Kharch is about 3.0 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharch is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 3.0 km away. Bhinga is about 9.8 km away. Chilwariya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naubasta (2.2 km), Gothwa (2.4 km) and Keshwapur (2.5 km).

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

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