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About Kharola Village

Kharola is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,182 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharola village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 2,143
Male Population 1,182
Female Population 961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharola compares

By the 2011 count Kharola is the 25th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Kharola

Kharola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharola 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharola from other places

Kharola lies about 26 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sirhind Juntion, about 7.0 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 Kharola
Nearest railway station Sirhind Juntion 7.0 km
Nearest town Sirhind 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 24 km
District headquarters Patiala 26 km

Villages closest to Kharola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharola village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 25th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Kharola village has 1,182 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharola has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Kharola is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharola covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharola falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kharola is Sirhind Juntion, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharola.

Kharola is about 26 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharola is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sirhind Juntion is about 7.0 km away. Sirhind is about 9.1 km away. Rajpura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharamgarh Dakhli Lohsimbli (9.3 km), Chandu Khurd (11 km) and Dhakansu Khurd (11 km).

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

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