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About Kharkana Village

Kharkana is a mid sized village in Etmadpur tehsil, in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 530 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 283201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Agra
Tehsil Etmadpur
Pincode 283201
Area (hectares) 173.81 hectares
Population 1,025
Male Population 530
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharkana compares

By the 2011 count Kharkana is the 85th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents. Its 173.81 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Kharkana

Kharkana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkana as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Kharkana from other places

Kharkana lies about 30 km from Agra, and the nearest railway station is Shivwala Tehu, about 3.7 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 Kharkana
Nearest railway station Shivwala Tehu 3.7 km
Nearest town Jalesar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Etmadpur 15 km
District headquarters Agra 30 km

Villages closest to Kharkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkana village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 85th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents.

Kharkana village has 530 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkana has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 863.

The pincode recorded for Kharkana is 283201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkana covers 173.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkana falls under Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkana is Shivwala Tehu, about 3.7 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 and private bus service as Available for Kharkana.

Kharkana is about 30 km from Agra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkana is in Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district. Shivwala Tehu is about 3.7 km away. Jalesar is about 14 km away. Etmadpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aharan (under 2 km), Nagla Sarup (under 2 km) and Mubarkpur Nidhauli (2.5 km).

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

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