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About Kharkan Village

Kharkan is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 94 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 94
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Kharkan compares

By the 2011 count Kharkan is the 163rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kharkan

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

Kharkan lies about 51 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 19 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 Kharkan
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 17 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 19 km
Nearest town Shimla 20 km
District headquarters Mandi 51 km

Villages closest to Kharkan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkan village had a population of 186. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kharkan village has 94 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kharkan is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkan covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkan falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkan is Summer Hill, about 19 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 Kharkan.

Kharkan is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkan is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 17 km away. Summer Hill is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangrohi (under 2 km), Sahaj (under 2 km) and Chanyana (under 2 km).

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

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