# Kharsal Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Kharsal

Kharsal is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 71 households**, the 78th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 314people (2011)
- 71households
- 85.6%literacy
- 175024PIN code

## Kharsal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharsal is 175024.** Kharsal falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175024
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013979

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kharsal from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)49 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kharsal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Siharal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kharsal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 54% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kharsal

Of every 100 households in Kharsal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharsal · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**5%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**57%

Use banking services ****76%**

**95%

Television ****78%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kharsal?

■ Kharsal · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**817

Working population ****62.7%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 80.3% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (10%) · **■** Other work 42 (21%) · **■** Marginal 135 (69%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sarkaghat

- Bastla Ghayana329 people
- Paunta320 people
- Sakohata317 people
- Bag314 people
- Kukain313 people
- Darpa311 people
- Tapaon303 people
- Gadohal Kot297 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharsal?175024
- How far is Kharsal from Mandi?49 km by road
- What is the population of Kharsal?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsal in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsal?85.6% (Census 2011)