Kharali (sometimes spelled as Khurali or Khuralgarh) is a village located in

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area of

Hoshiarpur district Hoshiarpur district is a district of Punjab, India, Punjab state in northern India. Hoshiarpur, one of the oldest districts of Punjab, is located in the North-east part of the Punjab state and shares common boundaries with Gurdaspur district in ...

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. Village is known for Shri Khuralgarh Sahib, a place visited by the social reformer and spiritual figure

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Demographics

Kharali village has total population of 343 families. The village has population of 1786 persons having 901 males and 885 females. Children population with age 0-6 is 201 which makes up 11.25% of total population. Average Sex Ratio is 982 higher than Punjab state average of 895. As in 2011 census, literacy rate of the village was 76.53%. 37.79% of total population is Schedule Caste/

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at the village.

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Villages in Hoshiarpur district {{Hoshiarpur district

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