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About Khatiyar Village

Khatiyar is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 720 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatiyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 261.52 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 720
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatiyar compares

By the 2011 count Khatiyar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 261.52 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Khatiyar

Khatiyar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khatiyar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khatiyar from other places

Khatiyar lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 15 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 Khatiyar
Nearest town Talwāra 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Khatiyar

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 Khatiyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatiyar village had a population of 1,486. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Khatiyar village has 720 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatiyar has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Khatiyar covers 261.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khatiyar is Harsar Dehri, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khatiyar.

Khatiyar 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.

Khatiyar is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 8.2 km away. Fatehpur is about 12 km away. Harsar Dehri 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 Siholi (under 2 km), Badnar (under 2 km) and Kutlehr (2.0 km).

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

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