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About Khor Village

Khor is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 164 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 282.2 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 164
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Khor compares

By the 2011 count Khor is the 62nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 282.2 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1006.

Getting to Khor

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

Khor lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 12 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 Khor
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 12 km
Nearest town Talwāra 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Khor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khor village had a population of 303. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Khor village has 164 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khor has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Khor is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khor covers 282.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khor falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khor is Jawanwala Shahr, about 12 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 Khor.

Khor is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khor is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 4.2 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandhot (under 2 km), Dharot (1.6 km) and Barun (2.1 km).

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

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