About Kharsh Village

Kharsh is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 160 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsh village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Narendranagar
Pincode	249175
Area (hectares)	153.8 hectares
Population	307
Male Population	160
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsh compares

By the 2011 count Kharsh is the 77th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 153.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Kharsh

Kharsh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharsh 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharsh from other places

Kharsh lies about 39 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 7.1 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 Kharsh
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narendranagar	12 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	39 km

Villages closest to Kharsh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsh village had a population of 307. That makes it the 77th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Kharsh village has 160 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsh has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Kharsh is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsh covers 153.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharsh falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharsh is Rishikesh, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharsh.

Kharsh is about 39 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsh is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 6.7 km away. Rishikesh is about 7.1 km away. Narendranagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.