Kharhat observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Kharhat ranks #38 of 89 villages in Raniganj mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kharhat is a village of 3,647 people in 927 households (Census 2011) in Raniganj block, Araria district, Bihar, the 38th-largest of 89 villages in Raniganj block. Literacy is 50%, 11 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854312, served by Araria RS post office; the LGD village code is 221721. The sarpanch is GANORI MANDAL, and the village votes in Bihariganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niranjan Kumar Mehta. The population is estimated at 4,300 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kharhat →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharhat · this village | 3,647 | 50% | — |
| Gidhwas · Raniganj | 3,793 | 50% | — |
| Bitauna · Raniganj | 3,614 | 37% | — |
| Mahasaili Gidhwas · Raniganj | 2,365 | 30% | — |
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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