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About Kholanal Village

Kholanal 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 743, made up of 389 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholanal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholanal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175126
Area (hectares) 403.06 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 389
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Kholanal compares

By the 2011 count Kholanal is the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 403.06 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kholanal

Kholanal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kholanal 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 Kholanal from other places

Kholanal lies about 56 km from Mandi. 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 Kholanal
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 28 km
Nearest town Shimla 52 km
District headquarters Mandi 56 km

Villages closest to Kholanal

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 Kholanal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholanal village had a population of 743. That makes it the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Kholanal village has 389 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholanal has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kholanal is 175126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholanal covers 403.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kholanal notes the nearest railway station 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 Kholanal.

Kholanal is about 56 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholanal is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 52 km away. Mandi is about 56 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 Jhira Devri (5.6 km), D P F Khanni (7.8 km) and D P F Sudhrani (8.0 km).

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

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