About Khajwa Village

Khajwa is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 407 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khajwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	885 hectares
Population	797
Male Population	407
Female Population	390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khajwa compares

By the 2011 count Khajwa is the 19th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 885 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Khajwa

Khajwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khajwa as Available within 5 - 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 Khajwa from other places

Khajwa lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 72 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 Khajwa
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	33 km
District headquarters	Chamba	33 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	72 km

Villages closest to Khajwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khajwa village had a population of 797. That makes it the 19th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Khajwa village has 407 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khajwa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Khajwa is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khajwa covers 885 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khajwa falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khajwa is Nurpur Road, about 72 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khajwa.

Khajwa is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khajwa is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 33 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Nurpur Road is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.