About Kharakpur Village

Kharakpur is a mid sized village in Lalkuan tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 507 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharakpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Lalkuan
Pincode	262402
Area (hectares)	41.27 hectares
Population	954
Male Population	507
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
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 Kharakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kharakpur is the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 41.27 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kharakpur

Kharakpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharakpur 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 Kharakpur from other places

Kharakpur lies about 18 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Haldwani Railway Station, about 10 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 Kharakpur
Nearest town	Haldwani	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Haldwani Railway Station	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalkuan	18 km
District headquarters	Nainital	18 km

Villages closest to Kharakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharakpur village had a population of 954. That makes it the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Kharakpur village has 507 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharakpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kharakpur is 262402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharakpur covers 41.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharakpur falls under Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharakpur is Haldwani Railway Station, about 10 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 Kharakpur.

Kharakpur is about 18 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharakpur is in Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district. Haldwani is about 9.7 km away. Haldwani Railway Station is about 10 km away. Lalkuan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.