Rajasthan first State in northern India to complete digital identification of farmers
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Kharnikhera observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.
The principal temple recorded for Sojat mandal is vishwakarma temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kharnikhera itself.
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.
By population, Kharnikhera ranks #78 of 123 villages in Sojat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kharnikhera is a village of 732 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Sojat tehsil, Pali district, Rajasthan, the 78th-largest of 123 villages in Sojat tehsil. Literacy is 52%, about the same as the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,011 women per 1,000 men. It lies 75 km from the Pali district centre, 25 km from Nimaj, the nearest town, 10 km from Haripur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 306304, served by Raipur Marwar post office; the LGD village code is 90725. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Peepaliya, 15 km away. The village votes in Sojat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shobha Chauhan. The population is estimated at 863 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Khoriya →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharnikhera · this village | 732 | 52% | — |
| Kalab Kalan · Raipur | 3,184 | 49% | 3 km N |
| Kheenwal · Raipur | 1,649 | 52% | 5.6 km N |
| Chanwadiya Kalan · Raipur | 360 | 36% | 6.4 km NW |
| Belpana · Raipur | 473 | 50% | 7.2 km SE |
| Bhaiu · Raipur | 379 | 46% | 6.8 km E |
| Kalab Khurd · Raipur | 1,940 | 42% | 7.7 km NE |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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