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About Khara Village

Khara is one of the larger villages in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,891, made up of 3,054 males and 2,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2873.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 2873.34 hectares
Population 5,891
Male Population 3,054
Female Population 2,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khara compares

By the 2011 count Khara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 2873.34 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Khara

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

How far is Khara from other places

Khara lies about 82 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Raniwara, about 27 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 Khara
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 25 km
Nearest town Sānchor 25 km
Nearest railway station Raniwara 27 km
District headquarters Jalor 82 km

Villages closest to Khara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khara village had a population of 5,891. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Khara village has 3,054 males and 2,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khara has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Khara is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khara covers 2873.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khara falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khara is Raniwara, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khara.

Khara is about 82 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khara is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 25 km away. Sānchor is about 25 km away. Raniwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamrai (under 2 km), Meerpura (3.1 km) and Vodha (4.2 km).

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

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