About Khilru Village

Khilru is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 475 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khilru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khilru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	47.25 hectares
Population	889
Male Population	475
Female Population	414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khilru compares

By the 2011 count Khilru is the 40th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 47.25 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Khilru

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

Khilru lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 3.2 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 Khilru
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	3.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	24 km

Villages closest to Khilru

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

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Common questions about Khilru

As per the Census of India 2011, Khilru village had a population of 889. That makes it the 40th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Khilru village has 475 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khilru has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Khilru is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khilru covers 47.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khilru falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khilru is Palampur Himachal, about 3.2 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 Khilru.

Khilru is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khilru is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about 3.2 km away. Palampur is about 3.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.