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About Khansara Village

Khansara is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 37 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,514 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khansara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khansara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 80.85 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 37
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,514
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 Khansara compares

By the 2011 count Khansara is the 174th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 80.85 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Khansara

Khansara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khansara 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 Khansara from other places

Khansara lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, 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 Khansara
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 33 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 39 km

Villages closest to Khansara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khansara village had a population of 93. That makes it the 174th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Khansara village has 37 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khansara has about 1514 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Khansara is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khansara covers 80.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khansara falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khansara is Olinda, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khansara.

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

Khansara is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Barsar is about 33 km away. Hamirpur 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 Khangalta (under 2 km), Khangroo (under 2 km) and Tukhani (under 2 km).

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

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