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About Kharaun Village

Kharaun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 59 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 59
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Kharaun compares

By the 2011 count Kharaun is the 201st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kharaun

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

Kharaun lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.5 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 Kharaun
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Kharaun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Kharaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaun village had a population of 119. That makes it the 201st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kharaun village has 59 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaun has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kharaun is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharaun covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharaun falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharaun is Jutogh, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharaun.

Kharaun is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 7.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bauntalu (under 2 km), Talaila (under 2 km) and Seri (under 2 km).

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

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