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About Khatraj Village

Khatraj is a large village in Kalol tehsil, in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,429 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 755 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382721, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatraj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Gandhinagar
Tehsil Kalol
Pincode 382721
Area (hectares) 404.57 hectares
Population 2,508
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 755
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatraj compares

By the 2011 count Khatraj is the 29th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 404.57 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Khatraj

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

Khatraj lies about 26 km from Gandhinagar, and the nearest railway station is Ambli Road, about 10 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 Khatraj
Nearest railway station Ambli Road 10 km
Nearest town Bopal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalol 13 km
District headquarters Gandhinagar 26 km

Villages closest to Khatraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatraj village had a population of 2,508. That makes it the 29th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Khatraj village has 1,429 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatraj has about 755 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Khatraj is 382721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatraj covers 404.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khatraj falls under Kalol tehsil of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Khatraj is Ambli Road, about 10 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 Khatraj.

Khatraj is about 26 km from Gandhinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatraj is in Kalol tehsil of Gandhinagar district. Ambli Road is about 10 km away. Bopal is about 12 km away. Kalol is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadsar (3.4 km), Santej (4.4 km) and Ranchhodpura (5.5 km).

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

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