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About Kharai Village

Kharai is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 569 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.39 hectares hectares.

Kharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 162.39 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 569
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharai compares

By the 2011 count Kharai is the 243rd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 162.39 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Kharai

Kharai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kharai from other places

Kharai lies about 16 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Harduaganj, about 14 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 Kharai
Nearest railway station Harduaganj 14 km
Nearest town Atraulī 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 16 km
District headquarters Aligarh 16 km

Villages closest to Kharai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharai village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Kharai village has 569 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharai has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Kharai covers 162.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharai falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharai is Harduaganj, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharai.

Kharai is about 16 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharai is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Harduaganj is about 14 km away. Atraulī is about 15 km away. Koil is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khitkari (1.6 km), Baharampur (2.0 km) and Bahrampur (2.0 km).

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

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