Skip to main content

About Khatka Village

Khatka is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,523, made up of 1,328 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatka village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247665
Area (hectares) 28.82 hectares
Population 2,523
Male Population 1,328
Female Population 1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khatka compares

By the 2011 count Khatka is the 91st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 28.82 hectares work out to about 88 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Khatka

Khatka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khatka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khatka from other places

Khatka lies about 25 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Landaura, about 2.6 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 Khatka
Nearest railway station Landaura 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 5.2 km
District headquarters Hardwar 25 km

Villages closest to Khatka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatka village had a population of 2,523. That makes it the 91st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Khatka village has 1,328 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatka has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Khatka is 247665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatka covers 28.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 88 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khatka falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khatka is Landaura, about 2.6 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 village for Khatka.

Khatka is about 25 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatka is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Landaura is about 2.6 km away. Roorkee is about 5.2 km away. Hardwar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatka All (under 2 km), Khatki (under 2 km) and Toda Kalyanpur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.