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About Kharyana Village

Kharyana is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 9 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharyana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 13.51 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 9
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Kharyana compares

By the 2011 count Kharyana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 13.51 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 981.

Getting to Kharyana

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

Kharyana lies about 26 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 Kharyana
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 9.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Kharyana

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 Kharyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharyana village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kharyana village has 9 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharyana has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Kharyana covers 13.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kharyana notes the nearest railway station 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 Kharyana.

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

Kharyana is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 9.6 km away. Shimla 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 Up Muhal Kharota (under 2 km), Kharki (2.5 km) and Up Muhal Pajai (2.6 km).

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

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