About Khander Village

Khander is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 173 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khander Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khander village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	339
Male Population	173
Female Population	166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khander compares

By the 2011 count Khander is the 101st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Khander

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

Khander lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Khander
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	25 km
District headquarters	Chamba	25 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	65 km

Villages closest to Khander

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 Khander

As per the Census of India 2011, Khander village had a population of 339. That makes it the 101st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Khander village has 173 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khander has about 960 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 Khander is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khander covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khander is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 village for Khander.

Khander is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khander is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.