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Khara

Ahore mandal
Pincode 307029
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Khara observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Rajasthan

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
89211
Pincode
307029
Post office
Ahore
Population
1,470
Households
280
Literacy rate
42.6%
Sex ratio
1062 ♀/1000♂
Workers
720
Census 2011 · in context

How Khara compares

By population, Khara ranks #40 of 83 villages in Ahore mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.6%
−7.7% vs mandal average
Khara42.6%
Ahore mandal50.3%
Jalore district45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,062
+29 vs mandal average
Khara1,062
Ahore mandal1,033
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
Khara5.3
Ahore mandal4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Khara at a glance

Khara is a village of 1,470 people in 280 households (Census 2011) in Ahore tehsil, Jalore district, Rajasthan, the 40th-largest of 83 villages in Ahore tehsil. Literacy is 43%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,062 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 307029, served by Ahore post office; the LGD village code is 89211. The village votes in Ahore assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhagan Singh Rajpurohit. The population is estimated at 1,733 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Kamba · Ahore2,41348%—
Jogawa · Ahore95951%—

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Key facts — Khara

LGD code
89211
Pincode
307029
Post office
Ahore
Population (Census 2011)
1,470
Population (projected 2026)
1,733
Households
280
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1062
Literacy rate
42.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Jalore
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ahore
Member of Parliament
Lumbaram Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chhagan Singh Rajpurohit
Block / Mandal
Ahore
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  • 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
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