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About Kharakhet Village

Kharakhet is a small village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 91 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharakhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharakhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 150.99 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 91
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharakhet compares

By the 2011 count Kharakhet is the 118th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 150.99 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kharakhet

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

Kharakhet lies about 11 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 Kharakhet
Nearest town Mussoorie 9.3 km
District headquarters Dehradun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 22 km

Villages closest to Kharakhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharakhet village had a population of 189. That makes it the 118th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Kharakhet village has 91 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharakhet has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kharakhet is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharakhet covers 150.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharakhet falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kharakhet notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kharakhet.

Kharakhet is about 11 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharakhet is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 9.3 km away. Dehradun is about 11 km away. Vikasnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidhauli (under 2 km), Chauki (2.1 km) and Bishanpur (2.3 km).

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

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