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About Khaleta Village

Khaleta is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 83 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaleta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaleta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177114
Area (hectares) 73.25 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 83
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khaleta compares

By the 2011 count Khaleta is the 196th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 73.25 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Khaleta

Khaleta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaleta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khaleta from other places

Khaleta lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 4.0 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 Khaleta
Nearest railway station Tripal 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Talwāra 29 km

Villages closest to Khaleta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Khaleta

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaleta village had a population of 159. That makes it the 196th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Khaleta village has 83 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaleta has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Khaleta is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaleta covers 73.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaleta falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaleta is Tripal, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaleta.

Khaleta is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaleta is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 4.0 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kut Ban Tili (under 2 km), Lachhu (under 2 km) and Kalar (under 2 km).

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

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