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About Khil Village

Khil is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 29 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,483 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, 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 Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 37.71 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 29
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,483
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 178th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 37.71 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1112.

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 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 15 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
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 15 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km

Villages closest to Khil

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogindarnagar 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 72. That makes it the 178th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Khil village has 29 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khil has about 1483 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Khil is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khil covers 37.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khil is Buffer Stop, about 15 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 18 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 Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 15 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauhli Gokluri (under 2 km), Nauhli Uperli (under 2 km) and Batnahr (2.1 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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