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About Kharoti Village

Kharoti is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 183 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 127.07 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 183
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharoti compares

By the 2011 count Kharoti is the 48th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 127.07 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kharoti

Kharoti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharoti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharoti from other places

Kharoti lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 Kharoti
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 50 km

Villages closest to Kharoti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saluni 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 Kharoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharoti village had a population of 371. That makes it the 48th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Kharoti village has 183 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharoti has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kharoti is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharoti covers 127.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharoti falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharoti is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharoti.

Kharoti is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharoti is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhulera (under 2 km), Ganua (under 2 km) and Ghundera (under 2 km).

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

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