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About Kharshet Village

Kharshet is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 365 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharshet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharshet village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Pincode 401404
Area (hectares) 166.6 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 365
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharshet compares

By the 2011 count Kharshet is the 155th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 166.6 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kharshet

Kharshet is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharshet 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. The nearest villages by name are Khamloli, Khanivade, Khardi and Kharekuran. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharshet

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharshet village had a population of 688. That makes it the 155th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kharshet village has 365 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharshet has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kharshet is 401404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharshet covers 166.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharshet falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kharshet notes the nearest railway station 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 Kharshet.

Kharshet is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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