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Kharkiya

खरकिया
Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263645
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LGD code
52530
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
141
Households
24
Literacy rate
75.2%
Sex ratio
1014 ♀/1000♂
Workers
48
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
14 km
Distance to Dehradun
165 km
Distance to Delhi
251 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 37 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kharkiya compares

By population, Kharkiya ranks #187 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.2%
+2.6% vs mandal average
Kharkiya
75.2%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,014
−107 vs mandal average
Kharkiya
1,014
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
5.9
+1.3 vs mandal average
Kharkiya
5.9
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kharkiya at a glance

Kharkiya is a village of 141 people in 24 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 187th-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,014 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Almora district centre, 16 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 37 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52530. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora, 10 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 166 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Matela

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kharkiya · this village14175%
Gairoli · Karnaprayag15578%1.5 km W
Gairoli · Chaubatta Khal01.5 km W
Garjoli · Kosya Kutauli22571%1.5 km W
Myora · Ramgarh36771%2.1 km N
Salla Rautela · Almora49379%2 km E
Chapar · Kosya Kutauli33877%2.2 km SW

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Key facts — Kharkiya

LGD code
52530
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
141
Population (projected 2026)
166
Households
24
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1014
Literacy rate
75.2%
Coordinates
29.60329°N, 79.53393°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Kharkiya

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun165 kmcapital
  • Delhi251 km
  • Kolkata1178 km
  • Mumbai1350 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam37 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot10 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch21 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum9 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)25 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station25 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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