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About Bara Kharka Village

Bara Kharka is a mid sized village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 513 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kharka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210431
Area (hectares) 404.88 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 513
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Bara Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kharka is the 62nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 404.88 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Bara Kharka

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

Bara Kharka 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 Bara Kharka
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Bara Kharka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarila 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 Bara Kharka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kharka village had a population of 955. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Bara Kharka village has 513 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kharka has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kharka is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kharka covers 404.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Kharka falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kharka 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 Bara Kharka.

Bara Kharka 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.

Bara Kharka is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sarila 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 Barahara (under 2 km), Baroli Kharka (under 2 km) and Baukhar (under 2 km).

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

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