About Kharangal Village

Kharangal is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 847 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharangal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Gandoh
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	312.4 hectares
Population	1,719
Male Population	847
Female Population	872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
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 Kharangal compares

By the 2011 count Kharangal is the 14th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 312.4 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kharangal

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

Kharangal lies about 32 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 69 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 Kharangal
Nearest town	Kishtwār	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandoh	32 km
District headquarters	Doda	32 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	69 km

Villages closest to Kharangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharangal village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 14th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Kharangal village has 847 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharangal has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kharangal is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharangal covers 312.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharangal falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kharangal is Udhampur, about 69 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 Kharangal.

Kharangal is about 32 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharangal is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 30 km away. Gandoh is about 32 km away. Doda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.