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Kharsain

खारसैन
Karnaprayag mandal
Pincode 246429
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LGD code
41298
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population
442
Households
99
Literacy rate
69.9%
Sex ratio
1167 ♀/1000♂
Workers
233
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
116 km
Distance to Delhi
260 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
D.R Memorial Ortho Physio Care · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kharsain compares

By population, Kharsain ranks #17 of 199 villages in Karnaprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.9%
−2.6% vs mandal average
Kharsain
69.9%
Karnaprayag mandal
72.5%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,167
+19 vs mandal average
Kharsain
1,167
Karnaprayag mandal
1,148
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kharsain
4.5
Karnaprayag mandal
4.2

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

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Kharsain at a glance

Kharsain is a village of 442 people in 99 households (Census 2011) in Karnaprayag tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 17th-largest of 199 villages in Karnaprayag tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,167 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Chamoli district centre, 34 km from Sirauli, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246429, served by Gauchar post office; the LGD village code is 41298. The nearest hospital or health centre is D.R Memorial Ortho Physio Care, 12 km away. The population is estimated at 521 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kharsain

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kharsain · this village44270%
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Dharkot · Karnaprayag16663%0.8 km NW
Deyarkot · Karnaprayag33775%0.8 km NW
Maitoli · Dhari1,03769%1.4 km N
Partoli · Karnaprayag10473%1.4 km N
Maitoli · Berinag17378%1.4 km N

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Key facts — Kharsain

LGD code
41298
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population (Census 2011)
442
Population (projected 2026)
521
Households
99
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1167
Literacy rate
69.9%
Coordinates
30.15081°N, 79.22681°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Block / Mandal
Karnaprayag
Getting there

How to reach Kharsain

Mandal centre
Karnaprayag · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 11 min by car · 1 h 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun116 kmcapital
  • Delhi260 km
  • Kolkata1239 km
  • Mumbai1388 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)22 km
  • Hospital / PHCD.R Memorial Ortho Physio Care12 km
  • ATM / bankSBI30 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION30 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry24 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station28 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kharsain

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • 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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