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About Khakharda Village

Khakharda is a large village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,307, made up of 1,172 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3297.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khakharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakharda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Pincode 361315
Area (hectares) 3297.62 hectares
Population 2,307
Male Population 1,172
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khakharda compares

By the 2011 count Khakharda is the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 3297.62 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Khakharda

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

Khakharda lies about 82 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bhopalka, about 2.4 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 Khakharda
Nearest railway station Bhopalka 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 9.6 km
Nearest town Khambhāliya 31 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 82 km

Villages closest to Khakharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakharda village had a population of 2,307. That makes it the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Khakharda village has 1,172 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakharda has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Khakharda is 361315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khakharda covers 3297.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khakharda falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Khakharda is Bhopalka, about 2.4 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 village for Khakharda.

Khakharda is about 82 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khakharda is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Jamnagar district. Bhopalka is about 2.4 km away. Kalyanpur is about 9.6 km away. Khambhāliya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhopalka (2.2 km), Patelka (3.0 km) and Nagadiya (3.9 km).

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

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