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About Kharota Village

Kharota is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 75 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174305
Area (hectares) 85.39 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 75
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
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 Kharota compares

By the 2011 count Kharota is the 125th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 85.39 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Kharota

Kharota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharota 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 Kharota from other places

Kharota lies about 19 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kharota
District headquarters Hamirpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 31 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Kharota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharota village had a population of 161. That makes it the 125th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Kharota village has 75 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharota has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Kharota is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharota covers 85.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharota falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharota is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kharota.

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

Kharota is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 19 km away. Amb Andaura is about 28 km away. Barsar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohane (under 2 km), Bhutlahar (1.6 km) and Charjeri (1.6 km).

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

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