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About Baroli Kharka Village

Baroli Kharka is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,770, made up of 1,467 males and 1,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1370.72 hectares hectares.

Baroli Kharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baroli Kharka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Area (hectares) 1370.72 hectares
Population 2,770
Male Population 1,467
Female Population 1,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Baroli Kharka compares

By the 2011 count Baroli Kharka is the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 1370.72 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Baroli Kharka

Baroli Kharka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baroli Kharka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baroli Kharka from other places

Baroli 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 Baroli 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 Baroli 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 Baroli Kharka

As per the Census of India 2011, Baroli Kharka village had a population of 2,770. That makes it the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Baroli Kharka village has 1,467 males and 1,303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baroli Kharka has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

Baroli Kharka covers 1370.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baroli Kharka is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Baroli Kharka.

Baroli 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.

Baroli 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 Bara Kharka (under 2 km), Barahara (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 Baroli Kharka today is likely to be higher.

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