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About Kharad Village

Kharad is a mid sized village in Gudha Malani tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,656, made up of 874 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1629 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharad village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Gudha Malani
Pincode 344704
Area (hectares) 1629 hectares
Population 1,656
Male Population 874
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharad compares

By the 2011 count Kharad is the 41st largest of the 511 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 1629 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kharad

Kharad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharad as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Khadali, Khadiyali Nadi, Khaniya and Khar Ki Beri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharad village had a population of 1,656. That makes it the 41st largest of the 511 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Kharad village has 874 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharad has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kharad is 344704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharad covers 1629 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharad falls under Gudha Malani tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kharad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharad.

Kharad is in Gudha Malani tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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