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About Khuddar Village

Khuddar is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 286 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuddar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuddar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 64.4 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 286
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khuddar compares

By the 2011 count Khuddar is the 53rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 64.4 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Khuddar

Khuddar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khuddar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khuddar from other places

Khuddar lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 5.1 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 Khuddar
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 5.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km

Villages closest to Khuddar

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 Khuddar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuddar village had a population of 550. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Khuddar village has 286 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuddar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

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

Khuddar covers 64.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khuddar is Joginder Nagar, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Khuddar is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuddar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 4.9 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 5.1 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalharg (under 2 km), Kunduni (under 2 km) and Manoh (under 2 km).

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

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