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About Kharori Village

Kharori is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 139 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 111.91 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 139
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Kharori compares

By the 2011 count Kharori is the 88th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 111.91 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kharori

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

Kharori 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 Kharori
Tehsil headquarters Theog 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Kharori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharori village had a population of 279. That makes it the 88th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kharori village has 139 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharori has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kharori is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharori covers 111.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharori falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kharori 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 Kharori.

Kharori 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.

Kharori is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 11 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 Jangal Narainti (under 2 km), Darghot (under 2 km) and Pundar (under 2 km).

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

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