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About Khatnal Village

Khatnal is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 47 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatnal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 10.32 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 47
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatnal compares

By the 2011 count Khatnal is the 223rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 10.32 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Khatnal

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

Khatnal lies about 36 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 42 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 Khatnal
Nearest town Sundarnagar 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 24 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 36 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 42 km

Villages closest to Khatnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatnal village had a population of 97. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Khatnal village has 47 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatnal has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Khatnal is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatnal covers 10.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khatnal falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khatnal is Olinda, about 42 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 Khatnal.

Khatnal is about 36 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatnal is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 6.6 km away. Bhoranj is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naltu (under 2 km), Bhaur (1.7 km) and Kunkal (2.8 km).

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

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