About Khal Village

Khal is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176325
Area (hectares)	167.17 hectares
Population	161
Male Population	82
Female Population	79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khal compares

By the 2011 count Khal is the 65th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 167.17 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Khal

Khal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Khal from other places

Khal lies about 44 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 41 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 Khal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	41 km
District headquarters	Chamba	44 km

Villages closest to Khal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khal village had a population of 161. That makes it the 65th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Khal village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khal has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Khal is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khal covers 167.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khal falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khal is Kathua, about 41 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khal.

Khal is about 44 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khal is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 30 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Chamba is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.