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About Khanora Village

Khanora is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 235 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 131304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 131304
Area (hectares) 77.3 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 235
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanora compares

By the 2011 count Khanora is the 33rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 77.3 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Khanora

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

Khanora lies about 51 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 20 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 Khanora
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 14 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 20 km
Nearest town Shimla 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 51 km

Villages closest to Khanora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanora village had a population of 517. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Khanora village has 235 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanora has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Khanora is 131304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanora covers 77.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanora falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanora is Summer Hill, about 20 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 Khanora.

Khanora is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanora is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 14 km away. Summer Hill is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaltu (under 2 km), Mahota (1.8 km) and Chanyana (2.3 km).

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

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