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- LGD code
- 913921
- Pincode
- 382315
- Post office
- Rakhial RS
- Population
- 946
- Households
- 95
- Literacy rate
- 23.9%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 245
Census 2011 · in context
How Khakhara compares
By population, Khakhara ranks #68 of 93 villages in Dehgam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
23.9%
−45.5% vs mandal average
Khakhara23.9%
Dehgam mandal69.4%
Gandhinagar district74.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
+16 vs mandal average
Khakhara967
Dehgam mandal951
Household size
people per home
10.0
+5.0 vs mandal average
Khakhara10.0
Dehgam mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khakhara at a glance
Khakhara is a village of 946 people in 95 households (Census 2011) in Dehgam taluka, Gandhinagar district, Gujarat, the 68th-largest of 93 villages in Dehgam taluka. Literacy is 24%, 46 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 382315, served by Rakhial RS post office; the LGD village code is 913921. The village votes in Sanand assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel. The population is estimated at 1,115 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Khakhara
- LGD code
- 913921
- Pincode
- 382315
- Post office
- Rakhial RS
- Population (Census 2011)
- 946
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,115
- Households
- 95
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 23.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gandhinagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanand
- Member of Parliament
- Amit Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Dehgam
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Other villages in Dehgam mandal
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- Lihoda
- Sanoda
- Lavad
- Nandol
- Harakhjina Muvada
- Halisa
- Palundra
- Amrajina Muvada
- Bariya
- Kadadara
- Harsoli
- Dharisana
- Sampa
- Jindva
- Chekhlapagi
- Patna Kuva
- Vasna Sogthi
- Karoli
- Kanipur
- Vasna Rathod
- Shiyavada
- Navanagar
- Bardoli (Bariya)
- Isanpur Dodiya
- Ghamij
- Vasana Chaudhary
- Hilol
- Khanpur
- Piplaj
- Sagdalpur
- Vadvasa
- Sametri
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)