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About Khandaut Village

Khandaut is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,079 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2669.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandaut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210432
Area (hectares) 2669.16 hectares
Population 2,031
Male Population 1,079
Female Population 952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Khandaut compares

By the 2011 count Khandaut is the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 2669.16 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Khandaut

Khandaut is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khandaut as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandaut from other places

Khandaut 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 Khandaut
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 34 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 39 km

Villages closest to Khandaut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandaut village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Khandaut village has 1,079 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandaut has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Khandaut is 210432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandaut covers 2669.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandaut falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khandaut is Olinda, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khandaut.

Khandaut 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.

Khandaut is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Sarila is about 34 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 Tikri Parmal (11 km), Dhagwan (11 km) and Atra (14 km).

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

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