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About Khalach Village

Khalach is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalach village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 2.88 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalach compares

By the 2011 count Khalach is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 2.88 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Khalach

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

Khalach lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Khalach
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 25 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Khalach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalach village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Khalach village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalach has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Khalach is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalach covers 2.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khalach falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khalach is Shimla, about 44 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 Khalach.

Khalach is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalach is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 25 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Chalon (under 2 km), D P F Kathyahal (under 2 km) and Ghaindhal (under 2 km).

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

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