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About Khadial Village

Khadial is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 155 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khadial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khadial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 97.11 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 155
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Khadial compares

By the 2011 count Khadial is the 64th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 97.11 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Khadial

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

Khadial lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, 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 Khadial
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 8.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Khadial

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 Khadial

As per the Census of India 2011, Khadial village had a population of 292. That makes it the 64th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Khadial village has 155 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khadial has about 884 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 Khadial is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khadial covers 97.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khadial is Harsar Dehri, 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 Khadial.

Khadial is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khadial is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 8.8 km away. Talwāra is about 11 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dial I (under 2 km), Dial Ii (under 2 km) and Anoh (1.5 km).

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

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