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About Kharod Village

Kharod is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 55 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharod village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 102.95 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 55
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharod compares

By the 2011 count Kharod is the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 102.95 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kharod

Kharod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharod 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharod from other places

Kharod lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 5.1 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 Kharod
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Mamun 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 48 km

Villages closest to Kharod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharod village had a population of 100. That makes it the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kharod village has 55 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharod has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kharod is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharod covers 102.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharod falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharod is Nurpur Road, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharod.

Kharod is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharod is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 5.1 km away. Nurpur is about 5.4 km away. Mamun is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galor Khas (under 2 km), Maira (1.6 km) and Basa Thandian (1.7 km).

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

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