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About Kharsari Village

Kharsari is a mid sized village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 441 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 137.03 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 441
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsari compares

By the 2011 count Kharsari is the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 137.03 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kharsari

Kharsari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharsari as Available within village. 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 Kharsari from other places

Kharsari lies about 44 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 74 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
Tehsil headquarters Mori 5.7 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 44 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 58 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 74 km

Villages closest to Kharsari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsari village had a population of 896. That makes it the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Kharsari village has 441 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsari has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kharsari is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsari covers 137.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharsari falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharsari is Dehradun, about 74 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 village for Kharsari.

Kharsari is about 44 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsari is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 5.7 km away. Uttarkashi is about 44 km away. Mussoorie is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanai (4.7 km), Sandra Range (5.7 km) and Ramal Gaon (5.8 km).

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

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