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About Kharod Village

Kharod is a large village in Anklesvar tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,658, made up of 2,623 males and 2,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharod village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Anklesvar
Pincode 394115
Area (hectares) 859.24 hectares
Population 4,658
Male Population 2,623
Female Population 2,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharod compares

By the 2011 count Kharod is the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 859.24 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kharod

Kharod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharod from other places

Kharod lies about 16 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Panoli, about 3.2 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 Kharod
Nearest railway station Panoli 3.2 km
Nearest town Anklesvar INA 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Anklesvar 9.4 km
District headquarters Bharuch 16 km

Villages closest to Kharod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharod village had a population of 4,658. That makes it the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Kharod village has 2,623 males and 2,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharod has about 776 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kharod is 394115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharod covers 859.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharod falls under Anklesvar tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kharod is Panoli, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharod.

Kharod is about 16 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharod is in Anklesvar tehsil of Bharuch district. Panoli is about 3.2 km away. Anklesvar INA is about 7.9 km away. Anklesvar is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjali (1.5 km), Panoli (3.5 km) and Kosamadi (4.8 km).

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

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