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About Kharag Village

Kharag is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 283 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.85 hectares hectares.

Kharag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharag village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 130.85 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 283
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharag compares

By the 2011 count Kharag is the 99th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 130.85 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kharag

Kharag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharag 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharag from other places

Kharag lies about 36 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Chavalkhede, about 26 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 Kharag
Tehsil headquarters Chopda 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Chavalkhede 26 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 36 km

Villages closest to Kharag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharag village had a population of 563. That makes it the 99th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Kharag village has 283 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharag has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Kharag covers 130.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharag falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kharag is Chavalkhede, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kharag.

Kharag is about 36 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharag is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 5.2 km away. Chavalkhede is about 26 km away. Jalgaon is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambade (under 2 km), Narod (under 2 km) and Borkhede (under 2 km).

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

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