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About Kharti Village

Kharti is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 74 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 74
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharti compares

By the 2011 count Kharti is the 99th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 979.

Getting to Kharti

Kharti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kharti from other places

Kharti lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 Kharti
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 8.7 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 45 km

Villages closest to Kharti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharti village had a population of 137. That makes it the 99th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kharti village has 74 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharti has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kharti is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharti covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharti falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharti is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 - 10 km distance for Kharti.

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

Kharti is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 8.7 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Buffer Stop is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhali Batari (2.5 km), Brata (2.5 km) and D P F Batahrd (2.5 km).

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

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