About Khalwan Village

Khalwan is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 332 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175121
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	628
Male Population	332
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalwan compares

By the 2011 count Khalwan is the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Khalwan

Khalwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khalwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khalwan from other places

Khalwan lies about 34 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 59 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 Khalwan
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	6.9 km
District headquarters	Mandi	34 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	59 km

Villages closest to Khalwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Khalwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalwan village had a population of 628. That makes it the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Khalwan village has 332 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalwan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Khalwan is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalwan covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalwan falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khalwan is Summer Hill, about 59 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khalwan.

Khalwan is about 34 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalwan is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 6.9 km away. Mandi is about 34 km away. Summer Hill is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.