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About Khel Village

Khel is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 109 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 70.97 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 109
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Khel compares

By the 2011 count Khel is the 219th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 70.97 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khel

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

Khel lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 10 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 Khel
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Talara 10 km
Nearest town Mamun 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Khel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khel village had a population of 216. That makes it the 219th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Khel village has 109 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khel has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Khel is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khel covers 70.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khel falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khel is Talara, about 10 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 Khel.

Khel is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khel is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 9.3 km away. Talara is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lundar (under 2 km), Bariara (under 2 km) and Barmoli Jhikli (under 2 km).

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

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