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About Khaddi Village

Khaddi is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 157 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaddi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaddi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 134.73 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 157
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaddi compares

By the 2011 count Khaddi is the 38th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 134.73 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khaddi

Khaddi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaddi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khaddi from other places

Khaddi lies about 6.6 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 47 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 Khaddi
District headquarters Chamba 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 22 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 47 km

Villages closest to Khaddi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaddi village had a population of 319. That makes it the 38th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Khaddi village has 157 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaddi has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Khaddi is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaddi covers 134.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaddi falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaddi is Nurpur Road, about 47 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaddi.

Khaddi is about 6.6 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaddi is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 6.6 km away. Dalhousie is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kail (1.6 km), Sinharu (5.5 km) and Siyungat (5.5 km).

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

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