Kharar is a Tehsil located in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district of Punjab. It is one of 3 Tehsils of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. There are 184 villages and 4 towns in Kharar Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Kharar Tehsil has 66262 households, population of 329763 of which 175511 are males and 154252 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 37637 which is 11.41% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kharar Tehsil is around
879 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Kharar Tehsil is 73.72% out of which 77.37% males are literate and 69.56% females are literate. The total area of Kharar is 517.95 sq.km with population density of 637 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 50.71% of population lives in Urban area and 49.29% lives in Rural area. There are 28.03% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kharar Tehsil.
Kharar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 329763 | 100% |
| Sikh | 188972 | 57.31% |
| Hindu | 128758 | 39.05% |
| Muslim | 9039 | 2.74% |
| Christian | 1992 | 0.6% |
| Religion not stated | 802 | 0.24% |
| Jain | 145 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 35 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 20 | 0.01% |
Kharar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 34884 | 31378 |
| Total Population | 162554 | 167209 |
| Population (%) | 53.18% | 46.73% |
| Male Population | 86442 | 89069 |
| Female Population | 76112 | 78140 |
| Sex Ratio | 880 | 877 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.86% | 71.63% |
List of Cities in Kharar
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List of Villages in Kharar
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