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About Kharsari Gaon Village

Kharsari Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 101 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,406 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsari Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsari Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 181.32 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 101
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,406
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 Kharsari Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kharsari Gaon is the 122nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 181.32 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Kharsari Gaon

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

Kharsari Gaon lies about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 61 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 Kharsari Gaon
Nearest town Srīnagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 30 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 61 km

Villages closest to Kharsari Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 Kharsari Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsari Gaon village had a population of 243. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Kharsari Gaon village has 101 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsari Gaon has about 1406 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Kharsari Gaon is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsari Gaon covers 181.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharsari Gaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharsari Gaon is Rishikesh, about 61 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 Kharsari Gaon.

Kharsari Gaon is about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsari Gaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 26 km away. Devprayag is about 30 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pyukhari (under 2 km), Gorasali (4.8 km) and Gugali (4.8 km).

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

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