About Kharshali Village

Kharshali is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 308 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharshali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharshali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	172120
Area (hectares)	187.87 hectares
Population	588
Male Population	308
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharshali compares

By the 2011 count Kharshali is the 23rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 187.87 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kharshali

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

Kharshali lies about 3.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 Kharshali
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	3.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	3.9 km

Villages closest to Kharshali

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 Kharshali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharshali village had a population of 588. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kharshali village has 308 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharshali has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kharshali is 172120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharshali covers 187.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharshali is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kharshali.

Kharshali is about 3.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharshali is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 3.5 km away. Chirgaon is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.