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About Kharuhi Village

Kharuhi is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 3 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharuhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharuhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 3.44 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 3
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
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 Kharuhi compares

By the 2011 count Kharuhi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 3.44 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kharuhi

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

Kharuhi lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Kharuhi
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 29 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Kharuhi

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 Kharuhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharuhi village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kharuhi village has 3 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharuhi has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kharuhi is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharuhi covers 3.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharuhi is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Kharuhi.

Kharuhi is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharuhi is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Bhoranj is about 29 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haryani (under 2 km), Jharlog Buhla (under 2 km) and Jharlog Upperla (under 2 km).

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

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