Kharahara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Kharahara ranks #4 of 73 villages in Barahat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kharahara is a village of 8,076 people in 1,573 households (Census 2011) in Barahat block, Banka district, Bihar, the 4th-largest of 73 villages in Barahat block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813103, served by Barahat post office; the LGD village code is 241176. The sarpanch is MANISH KUMAR, and the village votes in Ujiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Alok Kumar Mehta. The population is estimated at 9,522 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kharhara →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharahara · this village | 8,076 | 52% | — |
| Nemua · Barahat | 638 | 55% | — |
| Masudanpur · Barahat | 473 | 56% | — |
| Bhojpur · Barahat | 191 | 50% | — |
| Loharia · Barahat | 38 | 32% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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