About Kharela Village

Kharela is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 102 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	216
Male Population	102
Female Population	114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharela compares

By the 2011 count Kharela is the 50th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kharela

Kharela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kharela from other places

Kharela lies about 43 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 Kharela
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	3.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	43 km

Villages closest to Kharela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharela village had a population of 216. That makes it the 50th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kharela village has 102 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharela has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kharela is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharela covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharela falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharela.

Kharela is about 43 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharela is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 3.2 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.