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About Kharota Village

Kharota is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 160 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 160
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharota compares

By the 2011 count Kharota is the 58th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Kharota

Kharota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kharota from other places

Kharota lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 8.0 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 Kharota
Nearest railway station Kalka 8.0 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 12 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Kharota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharota village had a population of 315. That makes it the 58th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Kharota village has 160 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharota has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Kharota is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharota covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharota falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharota is Kalka, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharota.

Kharota is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharota is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Kalka is about 8.0 km away. Kālka is about 8.3 km away. Baddi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kharota (under 2 km), Gurdaspur (under 2 km) and Chadiar (2.1 km).

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

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