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About Kharsal Village

Kharsal is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 49 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,510 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 17.79 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 49
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,510
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsal compares

By the 2011 count Kharsal is the 103rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 17.79 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Kharsal

Kharsal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharsal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kharsal from other places

Kharsal lies about 43 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 4.1 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 Kharsal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 4.1 km
Nearest town Mandi 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 34 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 43 km

Villages closest to Kharsal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Kharsal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsal village had a population of 123. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Kharsal village has 49 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsal has about 1510 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Kharsal is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsal covers 17.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharsal falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharsal is Buffer Stop, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance for Kharsal.

Kharsal is about 43 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsal is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 4.1 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawar (under 2 km), Chhaner (3.5 km) and Jandrahl Ranautan (6.2 km).

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

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