About Kharod Village

Kharod is one of the larger villages in Vijapur tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,708, made up of 3,588 males and 3,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1850.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharod village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Mahesana
Tehsil	Vijapur
Pincode	382840
Area (hectares)	1850.54 hectares
Population	6,708
Male Population	3,588
Female Population	3,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharod compares

By the 2011 count Kharod is the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,608 residents. Its 1850.54 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 934.

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 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 Kharod from other places

Kharod lies about 31 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Gawada Malosan, about 9.9 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	Gawada Malosan	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vijapur	13 km
Nearest town	Vijāpur	13 km
District headquarters	Mahesana	31 km

Villages closest to Kharod

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

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Common questions about Kharod

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharod village had a population of 6,708. That makes it the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,608 residents.

Kharod village has 3,588 males and 3,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharod has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kharod is 382840. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharod covers 1850.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharod falls under Vijapur tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kharod is Gawada Malosan, about 9.9 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 Kharod.

Kharod is about 31 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharod is in Vijapur tehsil of Mahesana district. Gawada Malosan is about 9.9 km away. Vijapur is about 13 km away. Vijāpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.