About Kharak Village

Kharak is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 51 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharak village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Ramshahr
Pincode	174102
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	97
Male Population	51
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharak compares

By the 2011 count Kharak is the 121st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kharak

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

Kharak lies about 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, 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 Kharak
Tehsil headquarters	Ramshahr	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	16 km
Nearest town	Baddi	26 km
District headquarters	Solan	47 km

Villages closest to Kharak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharak village had a population of 97. That makes it the 121st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Kharak village has 51 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharak has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kharak is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharak covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharak falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharak is Bharatgarh, 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 Kharak.

Kharak is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharak is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 12 km away. Bharatgarh is about 16 km away. Baddi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.