About Kharkan Village

Kharkan is a mid sized village in Ronhat tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 279 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Ronhat
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	334 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	279
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkan compares

By the 2011 count Kharkan is the 19th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Kharkan

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

Kharkan lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 57 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 Kharkan
Tehsil headquarters	Ronhat	26 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	26 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	37 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	57 km

Villages closest to Kharkan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkan village had a population of 543. That makes it the 19th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Kharkan village has 279 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Kharkan is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkan covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkan falls under Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkan is Salogra, about 57 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 Kharkan.

Kharkan is about 26 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkan is in Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district. Ronhat is about 26 km away. Sirmaur is about 26 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.