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About Karkhana Village

Karkhana is a large village in Safidon tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,791, made up of 1,473 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkhana village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jind
Tehsil Safidon
Pincode 126112
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 2,791
Male Population 1,473
Female Population 1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Karkhana compares

By the 2011 count Karkhana is the 30th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,047 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Karkhana

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

Karkhana lies about 31 km from Jind, and the nearest railway station is Sila Kheri Halt, about 3.1 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 Karkhana
Nearest railway station Sila Kheri Halt 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Safidon 6.0 km
District headquarters Jind 31 km

Villages closest to Karkhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkhana village had a population of 2,791. That makes it the 30th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,047 residents.

Karkhana village has 1,473 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkhana has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Karkhana is 126112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkhana covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkhana falls under Safidon tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Karkhana is Sila Kheri Halt, about 3.1 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 Karkhana.

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

Karkhana is in Safidon tehsil of Jind district. Sila Kheri Halt is about 3.1 km away. Safidon is about 6.0 km away. Jind 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 Kurar (1.8 km), Rojhla (2.3 km) and Ratta Khera (2.4 km).

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

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