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About Khalwanu Village

Khalwanu is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 226 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalwanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalwanu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 175003
Area (hectares) 148.65 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 226
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalwanu compares

By the 2011 count Khalwanu is the 17th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 148.65 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Khalwanu

Khalwanu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khalwanu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Khalwanu from other places

Khalwanu lies about 74 km from Mandi. 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 Khalwanu
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 8.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 74 km

Villages closest to Khalwanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalwanu village had a population of 464. That makes it the 17th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Khalwanu village has 226 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalwanu has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Khalwanu is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalwanu covers 148.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalwanu falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Khalwanu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khalwanu.

Khalwanu is about 74 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalwanu is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khad Khalyana (under 2 km), Gharaun (under 2 km) and Sathol (3.5 km).

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

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