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About Kharehta Buzurg Village

Kharehta Buzurg is a small village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 161 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.21 hectares hectares.

Kharehta Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharehta Buzurg village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Area (hectares) 360.21 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 161
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharehta Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Kharehta Buzurg is the 90th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 360.21 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Kharehta Buzurg

Kharehta Buzurg is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharehta Buzurg as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharehta Buzurg from other places

Kharehta Buzurg 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 Kharehta Buzurg
Tehsil headquarters Rath 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Kharehta Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rath 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 Kharehta Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharehta Buzurg village had a population of 315. That makes it the 90th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Kharehta Buzurg village has 161 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharehta Buzurg has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 874.

Kharehta Buzurg covers 360.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharehta Buzurg falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharehta Buzurg is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharehta Buzurg.

Kharehta Buzurg 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.

Kharehta Buzurg is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Rath is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 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 Bihar (under 2 km), Gadhar (under 2 km) and Jarakhar (under 2 km).

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

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