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About Khoraj Village

Khoraj is a large village in Sanand tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,903, made up of 2,014 males and 1,889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2599.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khoraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoraj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Sanand
Pincode 382170
Area (hectares) 2599.68 hectares
Population 3,903
Male Population 2,014
Female Population 1,889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khoraj compares

By the 2011 count Khoraj is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,730 residents. Its 2599.68 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Khoraj

Khoraj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khoraj as Available within village. 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 Khoraj from other places

Khoraj lies about 14 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Khodiyar Junction, about under 2 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 Khoraj
Nearest railway station Khodiyar Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Kalol 12 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanand 25 km

Villages closest to Khoraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoraj village had a population of 3,903. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,730 residents.

Khoraj village has 2,014 males and 1,889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoraj has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Khoraj is 382170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khoraj covers 2599.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khoraj falls under Sanand tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Khoraj is Khodiyar Junction, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khoraj.

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

Khoraj is in Sanand tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Khodiyar Junction is about under 2 km away. Kalol is about 12 km away. Ahmadabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soyla (9.9 km), Naranpura (10 km) and Navapura (10 km).

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

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