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About Karkheri Village

Karkheri is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 323 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkheri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 69.9 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 323
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkheri compares

By the 2011 count Karkheri is the 39th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 69.9 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Karkheri

Karkheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkheri as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalan Gaon, Kandar Gaon, Kandarsyun and Kandogi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karkheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkheri village had a population of 720. That makes it the 39th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Karkheri village has 323 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkheri has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Karkheri is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkheri covers 69.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkheri falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Karkheri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karkheri.

Karkheri is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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