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About Kharkua Village

Kharkua is a mid sized village in Kalka tehsil, in the district of Panchkula, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 303 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 135102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkua village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Panchkula
Tehsil Kalka
Pincode 135102
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 303
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharkua compares

By the 2011 count Kharkua is the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kharkua

Kharkua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharkua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kharkua from other places

Kharkua lies about 12 km from Panchkula, and the nearest railway station is Surajpur, about 6.6 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 Kharkua
Nearest town Pinjaur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Surajpur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalka 12 km
District headquarters Panchkula 12 km

Villages closest to Kharkua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkua village had a population of 585. That makes it the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Kharkua village has 303 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkua has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kharkua is 135102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkua covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharkua falls under Kalka tehsil of Panchkula district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Kharkua is Surajpur, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharkua.

Kharkua is about 12 km from Panchkula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkua is in Kalka tehsil of Panchkula district. Pinjaur is about 5.9 km away. Surajpur is about 6.6 km away. Kalka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dera Guru (under 2 km), Fatehpur Diwanwala (under 2 km) and Jodhpur (under 2 km).

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

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