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About Kharkhra Village

Kharkhra is one of the larger villages in Maham tehsil, in the district of Rohtak, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,395, made up of 4,008 males and 3,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 124111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhra village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Rohtak
Tehsil Maham
Pincode 124111
Area (hectares) 965 hectares
Population 7,395
Male Population 4,008
Female Population 3,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhra compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhra is the 9th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,889 residents. Its 965 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Kharkhra

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

Kharkhra lies about 22 km from Rohtak, and the nearest railway station is Behlba, about 5.5 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 Kharkhra
Nearest railway station Behlba 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Maham 7.8 km
District headquarters Rohtak 22 km

Villages closest to Kharkhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhra village had a population of 7,395. That makes it the 9th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,889 residents.

Kharkhra village has 4,008 males and 3,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhra has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhra is 124111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhra covers 965 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharkhra falls under Maham tehsil of Rohtak district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhra is Behlba, about 5.5 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 Kharkhra.

Kharkhra is about 22 km from Rohtak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhra is in Maham tehsil of Rohtak district. Behlba is about 5.5 km away. Maham is about 7.8 km away. Rohtak is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahelba (3.5 km), Bharan (4.3 km) and Shekhupur Titri (4.7 km).

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

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