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About Kharad Village

Kharad is a mid sized village in Ambarnath tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 530 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Ambarnath
Pincode 421301
Area (hectares) 228.69 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 530
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharad compares

By the 2011 count Kharad is the 31st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents. Its 228.69 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kharad

Kharad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanhor, Karand, Karav and Karavale Kh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharad village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 31st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents.

Kharad village has 530 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharad has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kharad is 421301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharad covers 228.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharad falls under Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kharad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharad.

Kharad is in Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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