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About Kharota Village

Kharota is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 92 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 49.67 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 92
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
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 Kharota compares

By the 2011 count Kharota is the 81st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 49.67 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Kharota

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

Kharota lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kharota
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 11 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Kharota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharota village had a population of 205. That makes it the 81st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kharota village has 92 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharota has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Kharota is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharota covers 49.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharota falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharota is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kharota.

Kharota 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.

Kharota is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 11 km away. Amb Andaura is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithal (under 2 km), Dholas (under 2 km) and Mord (under 2 km).

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

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