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About Kharkhara Village

Kharkhara is a mid sized village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,827, made up of 964 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301402
Area (hectares) 586 hectares
Population 1,827
Male Population 964
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhara compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhara is the 45th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 586 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kharkhara

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

How far is Kharkhara from other places

Kharkhara lies about 39 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 36 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 Kharkhara
Nearest town Kotputli 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 11 km
Nearest railway station Parisal 36 km
District headquarters Alwar 39 km

Villages closest to Kharkhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhara village had a population of 1,827. That makes it the 45th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Kharkhara village has 964 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhara has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhara is 301402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhara covers 586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkhara falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhara is Parisal, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharkhara.

Kharkhara is about 39 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhara is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Kotputli is about 6.3 km away. Bansur is about 11 km away. Parisal is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamanwas (under 2 km), Kheewaheri (2.8 km) and Alampur (3.8 km).

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

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