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About Kharkhola Village

Kharkhola is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 91.81 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Kharkhola compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 91.81 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Kharkhola

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

Kharkhola lies about 41 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 48 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 Kharkhola
Tehsil headquarters Pauri under 2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 41 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 48 km

Villages closest to Kharkhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhola village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kharkhola village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhola has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhola is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhola covers 91.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkhola falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhola is Rishikesh, about 48 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharkhola.

Kharkhola is about 41 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhola is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about under 2 km away. Garhwal is about 41 km away. Rishikesh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharkola (under 2 km), Thali (under 2 km) and Kamand (under 2 km).

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

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