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About Kharoti Village

Kharoti is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 88 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 103.03 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 88
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharoti compares

By the 2011 count Kharoti is the 64th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 103.03 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Kharoti

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

Kharoti lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 1.8 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 Kharoti
Nearest railway station Paror 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 5.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Kharoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharoti village had a population of 185. That makes it the 64th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kharoti village has 88 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharoti has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Kharoti is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharoti covers 103.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharoti falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharoti is Paror, about 1.8 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 Kharoti.

Kharoti is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharoti is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 1.8 km away. Rakkar is about 5.3 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghartholi (under 2 km), Salangari (3.2 km) and Mat Umran (4.0 km).

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

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