# Kharaghoda, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – Town Population

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Town · Surendranagar, Gujarat 

# Kharaghoda

Kharaghoda is a town in Dasada sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat (census town). The 2011 Census counted **11,944 people** in 2,308 households. Literacy was 61.1%.

- 11,944people (2011)
- 2,308households
- 61.1%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kharaghoda

■ Kharaghoda · ■ Surendranagar urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**864

Working population ****38.2%**

**33.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kharaghoda

Of every 100 households in Kharaghoda in 2011, 70 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharaghoda · ■ Surendranagar urban average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**24%

Tap water ****91%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**32%

Use banking services ****43%**

**62%

Television ****48%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**8%

Own their home ****77%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Kharaghoda in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Kharaghoda as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> KHARAGHODA, a village of British India, in the Ahmedabad district of Bombay, situated on the Little Runn of Cutch, and the terminus of a branch railway; pop. (1901), 2108. Here is the government factory of salt, known as Baragra salt, producing nearly 2,000,000 cwt. a year, most of which is exported to other provinces in Central and Northern India.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## What people in Kharaghoda work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,921 (86%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Farming 138 (3%) · **■** Marginal 492 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Kharaghoda changed?

From 5,793 in 1971 to 11,944 in 2011.

**1971

**1981

**1991

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Kharaghoda in numbers and road distances

- Density1,032 per km²
- Growth 2001–20119.3%
- Annual rainfall300 mm
- Temperature range12 °C to 42 °C

### Road distances

- Gandhinagar (state capital)130 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Surendranagar (city of 1 lakh+)65 km by road
- Ahmadabad (city of 5 lakh+)110 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Kharaghoda

### Civic services

- Pucca roads8 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets2,142
- Water storage1,000 kl
- Electricity — homes2,300
- Electricity — industry45

### Hospitals

- ●Dispensaries1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools1 govt · 2 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1
- Co-operative banks9

**Main manufactured goods:** magnesium chloride, salt and cotton.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharaghoda?11,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharaghoda in?Surendranagar district, Gujarat
- What was the population of Kharaghoda in 1971?5,793