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About Kalharan Village

Kalharan is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 88 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalharan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 88
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalharan compares

By the 2011 count Kalharan is the 82nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kalharan

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

Kalharan lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Kalharan
Nearest railway station Sonwara 8.8 km
Nearest town Kālka 11 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 24 km

Villages closest to Kalharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalharan village had a population of 200. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kalharan village has 88 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalharan has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kalharan is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalharan covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalharan falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalharan is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Kalharan.

Kalharan is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalharan is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 8.8 km away. Kālka is about 11 km away. Solan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mohal Pulhara (under 2 km), Paroi (2.3 km) and Dumehar Bikrampur (4.7 km).

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

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