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About Khukniara Village

Khukniara is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 194 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khukniara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khukniara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 52.52 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 194
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khukniara compares

By the 2011 count Khukniara is the 43rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 52.52 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Khukniara

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

How far is Khukniara from other places

Khukniara lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 3.8 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 Khukniara
Nearest railway station Bharmar 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 6.2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Khukniara

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 Khukniara

As per the Census of India 2011, Khukniara village had a population of 396. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Khukniara village has 194 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khukniara has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Khukniara is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khukniara covers 52.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khukniara is Bharmar, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Khukniara is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khukniara is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 3.8 km away. Fatehpur is about 6.2 km away. Talwāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barot (2.0 km), Saroli (2.7 km) and Takoli Ghirthan (2.9 km).

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

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