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About Khanni Village

Khanni 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 807, made up of 427 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 148.2 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 427
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanni compares

By the 2011 count Khanni is the 8th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 148.2 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 Khanni

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

Khanni lies about 9.0 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 30 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 Khanni
District headquarters Mandi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 28 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 30 km

Villages closest to Khanni

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.

Common questions about Khanni

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanni village had a population of 807. That makes it the 8th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Khanni village has 427 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanni has about 890 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 Khanni is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanni covers 148.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khanni is Buffer Stop, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Khanni.

Khanni is about 9.0 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanni is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 9.0 km away. Bali Chowki is about 28 km away. Buffer Stop is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Narain Garh (4.0 km), D P F Binglao (4.6 km) and Kun (7.2 km).

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

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