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About Khil Village

Khil is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 34 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khil village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 57.79 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 34
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
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 Khil compares

By the 2011 count Khil is the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 57.79 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Khil

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

Khil lies about 11 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Khil
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 2.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 11 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km

Villages closest to Khil

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 Khil

As per the Census of India 2011, Khil village had a population of 78. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Khil village has 34 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khil has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

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

Khil covers 57.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khil is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Khil.

Khil is about 11 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khil is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 2.8 km away. Mandi is about 11 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal (under 2 km), Darbiahni (under 2 km) and Tikkar (under 2 km).

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

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