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About Kharson Village

Kharson is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 213 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharson Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharson village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 258.89 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 213
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharson compares

By the 2011 count Kharson is the 59th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 258.89 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kharson

Kharson is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharson as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharson from other places

Kharson lies about 50 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Kharson
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 28 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 50 km

Villages closest to Kharson

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharson village had a population of 385. That makes it the 59th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kharson village has 213 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharson has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kharson is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharson covers 258.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharson falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharson is Dehradun, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharson.

Kharson is about 50 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharson is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Dehradun is about 26 km away. Dhanaulti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharaksari (under 2 km), Pab (2.5 km) and Jaidwar Talla (2.8 km).

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

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