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About Khandehach Village

Khandehach is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 26 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandehach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandehach village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 31.35 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 26
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandehach compares

By the 2011 count Khandehach is the 296th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 31.35 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 989.

Getting to Khandehach

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

Khandehach lies about 55 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 16 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 Khandehach
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 15 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 55 km

Villages closest to Khandehach

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 Khandehach

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandehach village had a population of 58. That makes it the 296th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Khandehach village has 26 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandehach has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Khandehach is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandehach covers 31.35 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Khandehach is Summer Hill, about 16 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 village for Khandehach.

Khandehach is about 55 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandehach is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 15 km away. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraikar (under 2 km), Jehru (2.1 km) and Randaul (3.1 km).

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

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