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About Kharva Village

Kharva is a large village in Dhrol tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,385, made up of 1,239 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1999.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Dhrol
Pincode 361210
Area (hectares) 1999.14 hectares
Population 2,385
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharva compares

By the 2011 count Kharva is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,303 residents. Its 1999.14 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kharva

Kharva is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kharva as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharva from other places

Kharva lies about 37 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Jalia Devani, about 13 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 Kharva
Tehsil headquarters Dhrol 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Jalia Devani 13 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 37 km

Villages closest to Kharva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharva village had a population of 2,385. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,303 residents.

Kharva village has 1,239 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharva has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kharva is 361210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharva covers 1999.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharva falls under Dhrol tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kharva is Jalia Devani, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharva.

Kharva is about 37 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharva is in Dhrol tehsil of Jamnagar district. Dhrol is about 3.3 km away. Jalia Devani is about 13 km away. Jamnagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jayva (5.0 km), Haripar (5.1 km) and Nana Vagudad (6.9 km).

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

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