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About Kharel Village

Kharel is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 165 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 165
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharel compares

By the 2011 count Kharel is the 24th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 981.

Getting to Kharel

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

Kharel lies about 29 km from Shimla. 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 Kharel
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Kharel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharel village had a population of 318. That makes it the 24th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kharel village has 165 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharel has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kharel is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharel covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharel falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kharel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharel.

Kharel is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharel is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himri (under 2 km), Pali (under 2 km) and Ghunda (1.6 km).

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

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