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About Smalkha Village

Smalkha is a mid sized village in Gharaunda tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,361, made up of 722 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Smalkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Smalkha village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Gharaunda
Pincode 132037
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 1,361
Male Population 722
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Smalkha compares

By the 2011 count Smalkha is the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Smalkha

Smalkha 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 Smalkha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Smalkha from other places

Smalkha lies about 51 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Samalkha, about under 2 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 Smalkha
Nearest town Samālkha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Samalkha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gharaunda 34 km
District headquarters Karnal 51 km

Villages closest to Smalkha

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 Smalkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Smalkha village had a population of 1,361. That makes it the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents.

Smalkha village has 722 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Smalkha has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Smalkha is 132037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Smalkha covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Smalkha falls under Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Smalkha is Samalkha, about under 2 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 village for Smalkha.

Smalkha is about 51 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Smalkha is in Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district. Samālkha is about under 2 km away. Samalkha is about under 2 km away. Gharaunda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khojgipur (11 km), Bhaumajra (13 km) and Pir Badauli (26 km).

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

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