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About Kargu Khalsa Village

Kargu Khalsa is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 31 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargu Khalsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargu Khalsa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 177040
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 31
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargu Khalsa compares

By the 2011 count Kargu Khalsa is the 95th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Kargu Khalsa

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

Kargu Khalsa lies about 22 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Kargu Khalsa
District headquarters Hamirpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Kargu Khalsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galore 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 Kargu Khalsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargu Khalsa village had a population of 61. That makes it the 95th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Kargu Khalsa village has 31 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargu Khalsa has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Kargu Khalsa is 177040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kargu Khalsa covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kargu Khalsa falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kargu Khalsa is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Kargu Khalsa.

Kargu Khalsa is about 22 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargu Khalsa is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 22 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Galore is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahl (2.1 km), Sarothi (3.0 km) and Tihri (3.4 km).

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

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