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About Khara Village

Khara is a mid sized village in Abu Road tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 841 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 983 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Abu Road
Pincode 307026
Area (hectares) 983 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 841
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khara compares

By the 2011 count Khara is the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 983 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Khara

Khara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Khara from other places

Khara lies about 56 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Maval, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station Maval 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Abu Road 12 km
Nearest town Ābu Road 12 km
District headquarters Sirohi 56 km

Villages closest to Khara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abu Road 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 1,661. That makes it the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Khara village has 841 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khara has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Khara is 307026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khara covers 983 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khara falls under Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khara is Maval, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khara.

Khara is about 56 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khara is in Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district. Maval is about 3.0 km away. Abu Road is about 12 km away. Ābu Road is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaisasingh (4.1 km), Awal (4.5 km) and Chandrawati (5.5 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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