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About Kharol Village

Kharol is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 131 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,336 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174307
Area (hectares) 277.06 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 131
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,336
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharol compares

By the 2011 count Kharol is the 76th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 277.06 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1034.

Getting to Kharol

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

Kharol lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Kharol
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 20 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
District headquarters Una 38 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Kharol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharol village had a population of 306. That makes it the 76th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Kharol village has 131 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharol has about 1336 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kharol is 174307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharol covers 277.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharol falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharol is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Kharol.

Kharol is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharol is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awahar (under 2 km), Bandhar Solhsinghi (under 2 km) and Banghar Yara (under 2 km).

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

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