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About Kharda Village

Kharda is a mid sized village in Kamarda tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,993, made up of 992 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Kamarda
Pincode 756036
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,993
Male Population 992
Female Population 1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharda compares

By the 2011 count Kharda is the 10th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kharda

Kharda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharda from other places

Kharda lies about 77 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Belda, about 10 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 Kharda
Nearest railway station Belda 10 km
Nearest town Egra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamarda 30 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 77 km

Villages closest to Kharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharda village had a population of 1,993. That makes it the 10th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kharda village has 992 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharda has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kharda is 756036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharda covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharda falls under Kamarda tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kharda is Belda, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharda.

Kharda is about 77 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharda is in Kamarda tehsil of Baleshwar district. Belda is about 10 km away. Egra is about 18 km away. Kamarda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaurda (under 2 km), Kasabakamarda (30 km) and Balarampur (35 km).

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

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