About Kharsali Village

Kharsali is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 566 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsali village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249141
Area (hectares)	359.06 hectares
Population	1,068
Male Population	566
Female Population	502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsali compares

By the 2011 count Kharsali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 359.06 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kharsali

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

Kharsali lies about 27 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 82 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 Kharsali
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarhi	23 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	27 km
Nearest town	Tehri	64 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	82 km

Villages closest to Kharsali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsali village had a population of 1,068. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kharsali village has 566 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsali has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kharsali is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsali covers 359.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharsali falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharsali is Dehradun, about 82 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 Kharsali.

Kharsali is about 27 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsali is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 23 km away. Uttarkashi is about 27 km away. Tehri is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.