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About Khargosha Village

Khargosha is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 20 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khargosha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khargosha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 62.78 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 20
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khargosha compares

By the 2011 count Khargosha is the 186th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 62.78 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Khargosha

Khargosha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khargosha as Available within 10+ 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 Khargosha from other places

Khargosha lies about 39 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 7.1 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 Khargosha
Nearest town Rishīkesh 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 12 km
District headquarters Garhwal 39 km

Villages closest to Khargosha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khargosha village had a population of 39. That makes it the 186th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Khargosha village has 20 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khargosha has about 950 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 1206.

The pincode recorded for Khargosha is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khargosha covers 62.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khargosha falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khargosha is Rishikesh, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance for Khargosha.

Khargosha is about 39 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khargosha is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 6.7 km away. Rishikesh is about 7.1 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bastola (under 2 km), Kuthar (under 2 km) and Devrana (under 2 km).

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

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