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About Kharsi Village

Kharsi is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 44 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 44
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsi compares

By the 2011 count Kharsi is the 84th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Kharsi

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

Kharsi lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, 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 Kharsi
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 16 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 35 km

Villages closest to Kharsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsi village had a population of 95. That makes it the 84th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Kharsi village has 44 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsi has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Kharsi is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsi covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharsi falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharsi is Shoghi railway station, 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 Kharsi.

Kharsi 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.

Kharsi is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 16 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 16 km away. Solan 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 Nehar (2.9 km), Kalyan (9.9 km) and Jangal Shukal (10 km).

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

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