About Kharsi Village

Kharsi is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 610 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1178.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsi village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248124
Area (hectares)	1178.41 hectares
Population	1,155
Male Population	610
Female Population	545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
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 Kharsi compares

By the 2011 count Kharsi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 1178.41 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kharsi

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

Kharsi lies about 48 km from Dehradun. 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 Kharsi
Tehsil headquarters	Chakrata	11 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	34 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	48 km

Villages closest to Kharsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsi village had a population of 1,155. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Kharsi village has 610 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsi has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kharsi is 248124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsi covers 1178.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharsi falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

Kharsi is about 48 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsi is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 11 km away. Mussoorie is about 34 km away. Dehradun is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.