About Kharun Village

Kharun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 11 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	10.78 hectares
Population	22
Male Population	11
Female Population	11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharun compares

By the 2011 count Kharun is the 456th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 10.78 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kharun

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

Kharun lies about 27 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 26 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 Kharun
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	27 km
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km

Villages closest to Kharun

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.

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Common questions about Kharun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharun village had a population of 22. That makes it the 456th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kharun village has 11 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharun has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kharun is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharun covers 10.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharun is Summer Hill, about 26 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 village for Kharun.

Kharun is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 26 km away. Shimla Rural is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.