About Kharkyasem Village

Kharkyasem is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 115 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkyasem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkyasem village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Puraula
Pincode	249185
Area (hectares)	29.39 hectares
Population	225
Male Population	115
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Kharkyasem compares

By the 2011 count Kharkyasem is the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 29.39 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kharkyasem

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

Kharkyasem lies about 30 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 59 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 Kharkyasem
Nearest town	Tehri	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puraula	30 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	30 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	59 km

Villages closest to Kharkyasem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkyasem village had a population of 225. That makes it the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kharkyasem village has 115 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkyasem has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

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

Kharkyasem covers 29.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharkyasem falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharkyasem is Rishikesh, about 59 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 Kharkyasem.

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

Kharkyasem is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 23 km away. Puraula is about 30 km away. Uttarkashi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.