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About Kharak Village

Kharak is a mid sized village in Indri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 291 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharak village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Indri
Pincode 132054
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 291
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharak compares

By the 2011 count Kharak is the 88th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kharak

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

Kharak lies about 9.9 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Bazida Jatan, 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 Kharak
Nearest railway station Bazida Jatan under 2 km
Nearest town Gharaunda 7.4 km
District headquarters Karnal 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Indri 32 km

Villages closest to Kharak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharak village had a population of 551. That makes it the 88th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Kharak village has 291 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharak has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Kharak is 132054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharak covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharak falls under Indri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Kharak is Bazida Jatan, about under 2 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 Kharak.

Kharak is about 9.9 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharak is in Indri tehsil of Karnal district. Bazida Jatan is about under 2 km away. Gharaunda is about 7.4 km away. Karnal is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhudhanpur (14 km), Kheri Man Singh (24 km) and Nagla Roran (25 km).

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

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