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About Kharuni Village

Kharuni is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 7 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharuni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 22.3 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 7
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharuni compares

By the 2011 count Kharuni is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 22.3 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 918.

Getting to Kharuni

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

Kharuni lies about 36 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 15 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 Kharuni
Nearest town Baddi 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 15 km
District headquarters Solan 36 km

Villages closest to Kharuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharuni village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Kharuni village has 7 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharuni has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kharuni is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharuni covers 22.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharuni falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharuni is Ghanauli, about 15 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 Kharuni.

Kharuni is about 36 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharuni is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 5.6 km away. Nalagarh is about 6.2 km away. Ghanauli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhana (1.7 km), Hawani (2.2 km) and Rampur (2.3 km).

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

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