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About Kharotiyon Village

Kharotiyon is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 294 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharotiyon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharotiyon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 294
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharotiyon compares

By the 2011 count Kharotiyon is the 41st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kharotiyon

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

Kharotiyon lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 52 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 Kharotiyon
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 21 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 23 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 52 km

Villages closest to Kharotiyon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharotiyon village had a population of 557. That makes it the 41st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Kharotiyon village has 294 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharotiyon has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kharotiyon is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharotiyon covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharotiyon falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharotiyon is Dehradun, about 52 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 Kharotiyon.

Kharotiyon is about 21 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharotiyon is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 21 km away. Sirmaur is about 21 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badol (2.2 km), Bhuiri (4.6 km) and Lajwa (9.6 km).

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

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