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About Khachhani Village

Khachhani is a small village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 129 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khachhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khachhani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175124
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 129
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
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 Khachhani compares

By the 2011 count Khachhani is the 36th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Khachhani

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

Khachhani lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 42 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 Khachhani
Tehsil headquarters Aut 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 42 km

Villages closest to Khachhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khachhani village had a population of 280. That makes it the 36th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Khachhani village has 129 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khachhani has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Khachhani is 175124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khachhani covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khachhani falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khachhani is Buffer Stop, about 42 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 Khachhani.

Khachhani is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khachhani is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop 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 Rahan (2.0 km), Bandal (3.6 km) and Bata (3.9 km).

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

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