About Kharota Village

Kharota is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 379 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, 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	Jawali
Pincode	176023
Area (hectares)	123.99 hectares
Population	763
Male Population	379
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharota compares

By the 2011 count Kharota is the 39th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 123.99 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kharota

Kharota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	4.6 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km

Villages closest to Kharota

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

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Common questions about Kharota

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharota village had a population of 763. That makes it the 39th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Kharota village has 379 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharota has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kharota is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharota covers 123.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharota is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharota.

Kharota is about 26 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 Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 4.2 km away. Jawali is about 4.6 km away. Talwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.