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About Dharak Kalan Village

Dharak Kalan is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 416 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharak Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharak Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140103
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 416
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharak Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dharak Kalan is the 79th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Dharak Kalan

Dharak Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharak Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dharak Kalan from other places

Dharak Kalan lies about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 6.8 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 Dharak Kalan
Nearest railway station Kharar 6.8 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Dharak Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharar 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 Dharak Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharak Kalan village had a population of 788. That makes it the 79th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Dharak Kalan village has 416 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharak Kalan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Dharak Kalan is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharak Kalan covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharak Kalan falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharak Kalan is Kharar, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharak Kalan.

Dharak Kalan is about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharak Kalan is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 6.8 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakoran Khurd (under 2 km), Dharak Khurd (under 2 km) and Niamian (under 2 km).

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

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