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About Kharakiyali Village

Kharakiyali is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 12 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharakiyali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharakiyali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 11.7 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 12
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharakiyali compares

By the 2011 count Kharakiyali is the 253rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 11.7 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Kharakiyali

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

Kharakiyali lies about 30 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 16 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 Kharakiyali
Tehsil headquarters Arki under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 20 km
District headquarters Solan 30 km

Villages closest to Kharakiyali

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 Kharakiyali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharakiyali village had a population of 30. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kharakiyali village has 12 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharakiyali has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kharakiyali is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharakiyali covers 11.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharakiyali is Jutogh, about 16 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 Kharakiyali.

Kharakiyali is about 30 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharakiyali is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about under 2 km away. Jutogh is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batal (under 2 km), Tamred (3.4 km) and Thala (3.7 km).

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

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