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About Kharkholi Village

Kharkholi is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 101 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 303.82 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 101
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkholi compares

By the 2011 count Kharkholi is the 28th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 303.82 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Kharkholi

Kharkholi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharkholi as Available within 10+ 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 Kharkholi from other places

Kharkholi lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Kharkholi
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 7.8 km
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km

Villages closest to Kharkholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkholi village had a population of 223. That makes it the 28th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Kharkholi village has 101 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkholi has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Kharkholi is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkholi covers 303.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkholi falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharkholi is Kotdwara, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharkholi.

Kharkholi is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkholi is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 7.8 km away. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chameli (under 2 km), Gawanawalla (under 2 km) and Pathol Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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