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About Kharanal Village

Kharanal is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 361 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharanal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharanal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 122.61 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 361
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharanal compares

By the 2011 count Kharanal is the 45th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 122.61 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Kharanal

The census records public bus service for Kharanal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharanal from other places

Kharanal lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 1.9 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 Kharanal
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 2.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Kharanal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Kharanal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharanal village had a population of 660. That makes it the 45th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kharanal village has 361 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharanal has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Kharanal is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharanal covers 122.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharanal falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharanal is Baijnath Paprola, about 1.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharanal.

Kharanal is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharanal is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 1.9 km away. Baijnath is about 2.3 km away. Dharamsala 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 Paprola Khas (under 2 km), Nagan (under 2 km) and Sokhru (under 2 km).

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

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