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About Khanda Village

Khanda is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 85 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 229.05 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 85
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Khanda is the 83rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 229.05 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Khanda

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

Khanda lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 13 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 Khanda
Tehsil headquarters Indora 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Talara 13 km
Nearest town Mamun 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Khanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanda village had a population of 159. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Khanda village has 85 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanda has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Khanda is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanda covers 229.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanda falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanda is Talara, about 13 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 Khanda.

Khanda is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanda is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 8.0 km away. Talara is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanihal (under 2 km), Jamgal (2.2 km) and Bhatoli (2.6 km).

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

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