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About Kharkhiya Village

Kharkhiya is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 684 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 302.63 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 684
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhiya compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhiya is the 132nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 302.63 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Kharkhiya

Kharkhiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharkhiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kharkhiya from other places

Kharkhiya lies about 14 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 20 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 Kharkhiya
Nearest town Bhinga 13 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 14 km
Nearest railway station Risia 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 26 km

Villages closest to Kharkhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhiya village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Kharkhiya village has 684 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhiya has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

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

Kharkhiya covers 302.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkhiya falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhiya is Risia, about 20 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharkhiya.

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

Kharkhiya is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 13 km away. Shrawasti is about 14 km away. Risia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niba Bhari (under 2 km), Nakha Dharam Nagar (1.9 km) and Kokalkra (2.4 km).

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

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