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About Garhi Khajur Village

Garhi Khajur is a large village in Gharaunda tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,871, made up of 1,944 males and 1,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhi Khajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi Khajur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Gharaunda
Pincode 132114
Area (hectares) 427 hectares
Population 3,871
Male Population 1,944
Female Population 1,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Garhi Khajur compares

By the 2011 count Garhi Khajur is the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Garhi Khajur

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

Garhi Khajur lies about 18 km from Karnal. 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 Garhi Khajur
Tehsil headquarters Gharaunda 7.5 km
District headquarters Karnal 18 km

Villages closest to Garhi Khajur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gharaunda 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 Garhi Khajur

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi Khajur village had a population of 3,871. That makes it the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents.

Garhi Khajur village has 1,944 males and 1,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi Khajur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Garhi Khajur is 132114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhi Khajur covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhi Khajur falls under Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The census record for Garhi Khajur notes the nearest railway station 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 Garhi Khajur.

Garhi Khajur is about 18 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhi Khajur is in Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district. Gharaunda is about 7.5 km away. Karnal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basi Akbarpur (under 2 km), Jamalpur (1.9 km) and Panauri (2.9 km).

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

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