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About Khariri Village

Khariri is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 183 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khariri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khariri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 260.01 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 183
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khariri compares

By the 2011 count Khariri is the 63rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 260.01 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Khariri

Khariri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khariri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khariri from other places

Khariri lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 19 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 Khariri
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 19 km

Villages closest to Khariri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khariri village had a population of 372. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Khariri village has 183 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khariri has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Khariri is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khariri covers 260.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khariri falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khariri is Kangra Mandir, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khariri.

Khariri is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khariri is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Tahal (under 2 km), Tahal (under 2 km) and Borusarna (2.5 km).

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

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