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About Khareda Village

Khareda is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 170 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khareda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khareda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 93.58 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 170
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khareda compares

By the 2011 count Khareda is the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 93.58 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Khareda

Khareda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khareda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khareda from other places

Khareda lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khareda
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 22 km

Villages closest to Khareda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhattiyat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khareda

As per the Census of India 2011, Khareda village had a population of 340. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Khareda village has 170 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khareda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Khareda is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khareda covers 93.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khareda falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khareda is Nurpur Road, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khareda.

Khareda is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khareda is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manola (under 2 km), Ghiuin (under 2 km) and Rang (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khareda today is likely to be higher.

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