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About Kharothi Village

Kharothi is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 118 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharothi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 32.8 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 118
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Kharothi compares

By the 2011 count Kharothi is the 88th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 32.8 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kharothi

Kharothi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharothi 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 Kharothi from other places

Kharothi lies about 20 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 51 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 Kharothi
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 4.3 km
District headquarters Doda 20 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 51 km

Villages closest to Kharothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharothi village had a population of 237. That makes it the 88th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Kharothi village has 118 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharothi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kharothi is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharothi covers 32.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharothi falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kharothi is Udhampur, about 51 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 Kharothi.

Kharothi is about 20 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharothi is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 4.3 km away. Doda is about 20 km away. Udhampur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarna (under 2 km), Kursari (under 2 km) and Dhar (1.7 km).

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

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