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About Khanaur Village

Khanaur is a mid sized village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 242 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,264 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175051
Area (hectares) 177.13 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 242
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,264
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanaur compares

By the 2011 count Khanaur is the 17th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 177.13 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Khanaur

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

Khanaur lies about 89 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 Khanaur
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 19 km
Nearest town Shimla 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 89 km

Villages closest to Khanaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanaur village had a population of 548. That makes it the 17th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Khanaur village has 242 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanaur has about 1264 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Khanaur is 175051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanaur covers 177.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanaur falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Khanaur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khanaur.

Khanaur is about 89 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanaur is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 89 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiyun (4.4 km), Sanor (4.5 km) and Garli (4.9 km).

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

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