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About Kharian Village

Kharian is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 216 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 215.21 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 216
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Kharian compares

By the 2011 count Kharian is the 27th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 215.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kharian

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

Kharian lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 44 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 Kharian
Nearest town Sundarnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 44 km

Villages closest to Kharian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharian village had a population of 417. That makes it the 27th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kharian village has 216 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharian has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kharian is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharian covers 215.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharian falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharian is Summer Hill, about 44 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 Kharian.

Kharian is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharian is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Padhar is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khil (3.4 km), Chehar (3.4 km) and Ropa (3.8 km).

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

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