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About Kharohar Village

Kharohar is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 54 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharohar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176064
Area (hectares) 100.81 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 54
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharohar compares

By the 2011 count Kharohar is the 316th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 100.81 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kharohar

The census records public bus service for Kharohar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharohar from other places

Kharohar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 9.1 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 Kharohar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 9.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 24 km

Villages closest to Kharohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharohar village had a population of 113. That makes it the 316th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kharohar village has 54 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharohar has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kharohar is 176064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharohar covers 100.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharohar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharohar is Koparlahar, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kharohar.

Kharohar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharohar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 9.1 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihar (under 2 km), Har (under 2 km) and Har Bodah (under 2 km).

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

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