About Kharanji Village

Kharanji is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 26 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,269 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharanji village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	59
Male Population	26
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,269
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharanji compares

By the 2011 count Kharanji is the 173rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kharanji

Kharanji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharanji as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kharanji from other places

Kharanji lies about 7.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.1 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 Kharanji
Nearest railway station	Salogra	5.1 km
District headquarters	Solan	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	8.0 km

Villages closest to Kharanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharanji village had a population of 59. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kharanji village has 26 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharanji has about 1269 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kharanji is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharanji covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharanji falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharanji is Salogra, about 5.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharanji.

Kharanji is about 7.8 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharanji is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 5.1 km away. Solan is about 7.8 km away. Kandaghat is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.