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About Kharun Village

Kharun is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 69 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 89.1 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 69
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharun compares

By the 2011 count Kharun is the 88th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 89.1 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Kharun

Kharun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharun 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharun from other places

Kharun lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 26 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 Kharun
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 26 km
Nearest town Shimla 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Kharun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharun village had a population of 135. That makes it the 88th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Kharun village has 69 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharun has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Kharun is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharun covers 89.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharun falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharun is Summer Hill, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharun.

Kharun is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharun is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Dharmpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraskan (8.3 km), Dabrot (14 km) and Malaun (15 km).

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

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