About Kharla Village

Kharla is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 241 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Tikar
Pincode	171120
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	241
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharla compares

By the 2011 count Kharla is the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kharla

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

Kharla lies about 62 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Kharla
Tehsil headquarters	Tikar	10 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	48 km
District headquarters	Shimla	62 km

Villages closest to Kharla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharla village had a population of 489. That makes it the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Kharla village has 241 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharla has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kharla is 171120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharla covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharla falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharla is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kharla.

Kharla is about 62 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharla is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Buffer Stop is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.