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About Khaddar Village

Khaddar is a mid sized village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 299 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaddar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaddar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 93.38 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 299
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaddar compares

By the 2011 count Khaddar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 93.38 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Khaddar

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

Khaddar lies about 7.8 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 25 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 Khaddar
District headquarters Mandi 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 26 km

Villages closest to Khaddar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Khaddar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaddar village had a population of 606. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Khaddar village has 299 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaddar has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Khaddar is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaddar covers 93.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaddar falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaddar is Buffer Stop, about 25 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 Khaddar.

Khaddar is about 7.8 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaddar is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 7.8 km away. Buffer Stop is about 25 km away. Lad Bharol is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amaher (4.1 km), Salahan (5.4 km) and Larhana (6.3 km).

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

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