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About Khabbal Village

Khabbal is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 387 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khabbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khabbal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176027
Area (hectares) 45.58 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 387
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khabbal compares

By the 2011 count Khabbal is the 38th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 45.58 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Khabbal

Khabbal 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 Khabbal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khabbal from other places

Khabbal lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.3 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 Khabbal
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 4.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Khabbal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khabbal village had a population of 773. That makes it the 38th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Khabbal village has 387 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khabbal has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Khabbal is 176027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khabbal covers 45.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khabbal falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khabbal is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Khabbal is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khabbal is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 3.6 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 4.3 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khabal (under 2 km), Lakhner (under 2 km) and Jhirar (under 2 km).

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

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