About Khandiaru Village

Khandiaru is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 117 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandiaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandiaru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	229
Male Population	117
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandiaru compares

By the 2011 count Khandiaru is the 131st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 128 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Khandiaru

Khandiaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khandiaru as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Khandiaru from other places

Khandiaru lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 Khandiaru
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	60 km

Villages closest to Khandiaru

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 Khandiaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandiaru village had a population of 229. That makes it the 131st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Khandiaru village has 117 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandiaru has about 957 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 Khandiaru is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandiaru covers 128 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Khandiaru is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 village for Khandiaru.

Khandiaru is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandiaru is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Nurpur Road is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.