About Kharwar Village

Kharwar is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 319 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	176045
Area (hectares)	185.11 hectares
Population	703
Male Population	319
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,204
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharwar compares

By the 2011 count Kharwar is the 28th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 185.11 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kharwar

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

Kharwar 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 Kharwar
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 Kharwar

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.

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Common questions about Kharwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwar village had a population of 703. That makes it the 28th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kharwar village has 319 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwar has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

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

Kharwar covers 185.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharwar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharwar.

Kharwar 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.

Kharwar 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.