About Kharot Village

Kharot is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 286 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	220.03 hectares
Population	561
Male Population	286
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharot compares

By the 2011 count Kharot is the 27th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 220.03 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 954.

Getting to Kharot

Kharot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharot from other places

Kharot lies about 21 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 6.4 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 Kharot
Nearest railway station	Dharampur Himachal	6.4 km
Nearest town	Solan	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	21 km
District headquarters	Shimla	21 km

Villages closest to Kharot

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

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Common questions about Kharot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharot village had a population of 561. That makes it the 27th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kharot village has 286 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharot has about 962 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Kharot is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharot covers 220.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharot falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharot is Dharampur Himachal, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharot.

Kharot is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharot is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Dharampur Himachal is about 6.4 km away. Solan is about 9.3 km away. Chirgaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.