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About Kharti Village

Kharti is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 141 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176099, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176099
Area (hectares) 96.87 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 141
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Kharti compares

By the 2011 count Kharti is the 225th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 96.87 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kharti

Kharti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharti 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 Kharti from other places

Kharti lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 7.2 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 Kharti
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km

Villages closest to Kharti

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 Kharti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharti village had a population of 282. That makes it the 225th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kharti village has 141 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharti has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kharti is 176099. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharti covers 96.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharti is Chamunda Marg, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharti.

Kharti is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharti is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 7.2 km away. Palampur is about 11 km away. Dharamsala 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 Badsar (under 2 km), Jia Khas (under 2 km) and Ban Barthari (2.2 km).

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

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