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About Kharsa Village

Kharsa is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 212 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 240.12 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 212
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Kharsa compares

By the 2011 count Kharsa is the 74th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 240.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Kharsa

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

Kharsa lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 4.1 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 Kharsa
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 5.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km

Villages closest to Kharsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsa village had a population of 398. That makes it the 74th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Kharsa village has 212 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsa has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Kharsa is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsa covers 240.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharsa falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharsa is Buffer Stop, about 4.1 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 Kharsa.

Kharsa is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsa is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 4.1 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 5.4 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharon (under 2 km), Guma (1.6 km) and Ropa Padhar (1.9 km).

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

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