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About Khabal Village

Khabal is a mid sized village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,882, made up of 979 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khabal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Banjar
Pincode 175123
Area (hectares) 221.07 hectares
Population 1,882
Male Population 979
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khabal compares

By the 2011 count Khabal is the 8th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 221.07 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Khabal

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

Khabal lies about 42 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 61 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 Khabal
Tehsil headquarters Banjar 1.7 km
Nearest town Mandi 38 km
District headquarters Kullu 42 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 61 km

Villages closest to Khabal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khabal village had a population of 1,882. That makes it the 8th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Khabal village has 979 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khabal has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Khabal is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khabal covers 221.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khabal falls under Banjar tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khabal is Summer Hill, about 61 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 Khabal.

Khabal is about 42 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khabal is in Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 1.7 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Kullu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahu (under 2 km), Bihar (2.4 km) and Tarangali (3.0 km).

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

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