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About Kharol Village

Kharol is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 197 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 75.76 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 197
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharol compares

By the 2011 count Kharol is the 152nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 75.76 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 971.

Getting to Kharol

Kharol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharol as Available within <5 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 Kharol from other places

Kharol lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 6.3 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 Kharol
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Kharol

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 Kharol

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharol village had a population of 362. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kharol village has 197 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharol has about 838 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 Kharol is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharol covers 75.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharol is Nurpur Road, about 6.3 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 village for Kharol.

Kharol is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharol is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 6.3 km away. Nurpur is about 9.7 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 Gangath (under 2 km), Chiror (under 2 km) and Bhadruth (1.6 km).

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

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