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About Khair Village

Khair is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 143 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khair village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 86.75 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 143
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 Khair compares

By the 2011 count Khair is the 94th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 86.75 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Khair

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

Khair lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 46 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 Khair
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 16 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Khair

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 Khair

As per the Census of India 2011, Khair village had a population of 294. That makes it the 94th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Khair village has 143 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khair has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Khair is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khair covers 86.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khair is Shimla, about 46 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 Khair.

Khair is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khair is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 16 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganu (under 2 km), Batahali (1.5 km) and Bhalyar (1.5 km).

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

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