Bijat Maharaj Temple
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Village temple directory · Chaupal Tehsil · Himachal Pradesh
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Temples near Kharu, Chaupal, Shimlaखारु(45)
No temple inside Kharu is mapped in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temple is Bijat Maharaj Temple (9.3 km).
1 temple nearby1 full temple guideNearest documented temple: Bijat Maharaj Temple · 9.3 kmPopulation 96PIN 171211
About Kharu
Kharu is a village in Chaupal tehsil, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with 96 people in 18 households (Census 2011). No temple inside the village is mapped yet; the 1 nearest recorded temple is listed below with straight-line distances. The Shimla district centre is about 41 km away in a straight line.
- Population
- 96
- Households
- 18
- Literacy
- 87.8%
- Sex ratio
- 778 females / 1,000 males
- Gram panchayat
- Devat
- PIN code
- 171211
Temples nearest to Kharu
No temple inside Kharu is in our records yet. If the village has a temple — a grama devata shrine, a Ramalayam, a Shiva or Devi temple — write to info@hindutone.com with its name and location and we will verify and add it here.
Deity not yet recorded1 temple
Temples around Kharu on the map
How to reach Kharu
- Shimla (district centre)≈ 41 km
- Bijat Maharaj Temple≈ 9.3 km
Straight-line distances from the village centre; road distances are longer. Coordinates 30.9709° N, 77.5716° E.
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Nearby temples and villages
Temple guides within 40 km
- Bijat Maharaj Temple≈ 9.3 km
- Mahasu Devta Temple≈ 34 km
- Jakhu (Jakhoo) Temple, Shimla≈ 40 km
Other villages in Chaupal with temples
- Sarain (111)≈ 9.4 km · 1 temple
Straight-line distances.
Questions about temples near Kharu
Is there a temple in Kharu?
No temple inside Kharu is recorded in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are Bijat Maharaj Temple (9.3 km) (straight-line distance). If Kharu has a temple, write to info@hindutone.com and we will verify and add it.
How far is Kharu from Shimla?
About 41 km in a straight line from the Shimla district centre; road distance is longer.
Which well-documented temples are near Kharu?
Bijat Maharaj Temple (about 9.3 km), Mahasu Devta Temple (about 34 km) and Jakhu (Jakhoo) Temple, Shimla (about 40 km) — each has a source-checked HinduTone guide.
Sources and verification
- Population, households, literacy, sex ratio and area: Census of India 2011; gram panchayat and PIN code: LGD and India Post (GODL-India).
- Village, tehsil and district names and codes: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Census of India 2011, used under the Government Open Data License – India.
- Temple guides marked “Sources checked” cite their own sources on each temple page.
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