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About Kharki Village

Kharki is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 92 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharki village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 34.41 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 92
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharki compares

By the 2011 count Kharki is the 71st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 34.41 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kharki

Kharki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kharki from other places

Kharki lies about 55 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 53 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 Kharki
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 18 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 53 km
District headquarters Chamoli 55 km

Villages closest to Kharki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharki village had a population of 183. That makes it the 71st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kharki village has 92 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharki has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kharki is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharki covers 34.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharki falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharki is Kotdwara, about 53 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharki.

Kharki is about 55 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharki is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 18 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Kotdwara is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunj Lagga Khaskhal (1.7 km), Rauta (5.3 km) and Nauli (5.8 km).

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

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