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About Khani Village

Khani is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 208 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 208
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khani compares

By the 2011 count Khani is the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Khani

Khani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khani from other places

Khani lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 39 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 Khani
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 6.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Chamba 34 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 39 km

Villages closest to Khani

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

Common questions about Khani

As per the Census of India 2011, Khani village had a population of 414. That makes it the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Khani village has 208 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khani has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Khani is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khani covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khani falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khani is Chamunda Marg, about 39 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khani.

Khani is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khani is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 6.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Chamba is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahal (under 2 km), R F Lahal (under 2 km) and D P F Deoki (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khani today is likely to be higher.

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