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About Khahan Village

Khahan is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 69 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 69
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khahan compares

By the 2011 count Khahan is the 67th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Khahan

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

Khahan lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Khahan
District headquarters Mandi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 31 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 49 km

Villages closest to Khahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khahan village had a population of 135. That makes it the 67th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Khahan village has 69 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khahan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Khahan is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khahan covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khahan falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khahan is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Khahan.

Khahan is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khahan is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 19 km away. Bhadrota is about 31 km away. Buffer Stop is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chori (9.6 km), Baira (17 km) and Kash (19 km).

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

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