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About Kharchud Yongma Village

Kharchud Yongma is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 6 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharchud Yongma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharchud Yongma village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175140
Area (hectares) 4.69 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 6
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharchud Yongma compares

By the 2011 count Kharchud Yongma is the 110th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 4.69 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1020.

Getting to Kharchud Yongma

Kharchud Yongma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharchud Yongma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kharchud Yongma from other places

Kharchud Yongma lies about 110 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Kharchud Yongma
Tehsil headquarters Lahul 11 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 110 km

Villages closest to Kharchud Yongma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lahul 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 Kharchud Yongma

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharchud Yongma village had a population of 11. That makes it the 110th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Kharchud Yongma village has 6 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharchud Yongma has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kharchud Yongma is 175140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharchud Yongma covers 4.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharchud Yongma falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharchud Yongma is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Kharchud Yongma.

Kharchud Yongma is about 110 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharchud Yongma is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Lahul is about 11 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Nangal is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chharzi (under 2 km), Kharchad Kogma (under 2 km) and Lot (1.5 km).

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

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