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About Kharshing Village

Kharshing is a large village in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,279, made up of 1,627 males and 1,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharshing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharshing village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kavathemahankal
Pincode 416410
Area (hectares) 1122 hectares
Population 3,279
Male Population 1,627
Female Population 1,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharshing compares

By the 2011 count Kharshing is the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 1122 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kharshing

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

Kharshing lies about 26 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Sulgare, about 14 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 Kharshing
Nearest railway station Sulgare 14 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kavathemahankal 26 km
District headquarters Sangli 26 km

Villages closest to Kharshing

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharshing village had a population of 3,279. That makes it the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Kharshing village has 1,627 males and 1,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharshing has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kharshing is 416410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharshing covers 1122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharshing falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kharshing is Sulgare, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kharshing.

Kharshing is about 26 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharshing is in Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district. Sulgare is about 14 km away. Tāsgaon is about 21 km away. Kavathemahankal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banewadi (2.0 km), Deshing (3.0 km) and Alkud (3.9 km).

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

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