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About Khajian Village

Khajian is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 125 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khajian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khajian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 35.8 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 125
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khajian compares

By the 2011 count Khajian is the 205th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 35.8 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Khajian

Khajian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khajian 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 Khajian from other places

Khajian lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 7.1 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 Khajian
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 7.1 km
Nearest town Mamun 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Khajian

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 Khajian

As per the Census of India 2011, Khajian village had a population of 246. That makes it the 205th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Khajian village has 125 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khajian has about 968 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 Khajian is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khajian covers 35.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khajian is Nurpur Road, about 7.1 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 Khajian.

Khajian is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khajian is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 3.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 7.1 km away. Mamun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajan (under 2 km), Thather (under 2 km) and Madanpur (1.6 km).

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

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