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About Dharak Khurd Village

Dharak Khurd is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 202 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharak Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharak Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140103
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 202
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharak Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dharak Khurd is the 143rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Dharak Khurd

Dharak Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharak Khurd 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 Dharak Khurd from other places

Dharak Khurd lies about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 7.1 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Kharar 7.1 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Dharak Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharak Khurd village had a population of 371. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Dharak Khurd village has 202 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharak Khurd has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

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

Dharak Khurd covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharak Khurd is Kharar, about 7.1 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 Dharak Khurd.

Dharak Khurd 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 Khurd is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 7.1 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 Kalan (under 2 km) and Basian (under 2 km).

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

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