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About Kharinghan Village

Kharinghan is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 55 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharinghan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharinghan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177024
Area (hectares) 13.94 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 55
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Kharinghan compares

By the 2011 count Kharinghan is the 211th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 13.94 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kharinghan

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

Kharinghan lies about 19 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 24 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 Kharinghan
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 12 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 24 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Kharinghan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharinghan village had a population of 111. That makes it the 211th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kharinghan village has 55 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharinghan has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kharinghan is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharinghan covers 13.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharinghan falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharinghan is Olinda, about 24 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 Kharinghan.

Kharinghan 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.

Kharinghan is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Bhoranj is about 12 km away. Hamirpur is about 19 km away. Olinda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charjehari (under 2 km), Behrwin Dhatwalian (8.8 km) and Jahu Kalan (11 km).

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

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