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About Khariya Village

Khariya is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 291 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khariya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 146.19 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 291
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khariya compares

By the 2011 count Khariya is the 46th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 146.19 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Khariya

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

Khariya lies about 32 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 89 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 Khariya
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 7.3 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 32 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 89 km

Villages closest to Khariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khariya village had a population of 574. That makes it the 46th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Khariya village has 291 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khariya has about 973 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 1076.

The pincode recorded for Khariya is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khariya covers 146.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khariya falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khariya is Rishikesh, about 89 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khariya.

Khariya is about 32 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khariya is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 7.3 km away. Rudraprayag is about 32 km away. Srīnagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khat (under 2 km), Korkhimalli (under 2 km) and Phata (under 2 km).

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

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