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About Khalair Village

Khalair is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 8 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalair village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 5.08 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 8
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Khalair compares

By the 2011 count Khalair is the 176th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 5.08 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Khalair

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

Khalair 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 Khalair
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 25 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Khalair

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 Khalair

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalair village had a population of 12. That makes it the 176th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Khalair village has 8 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalair has about 500 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 Khalair is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalair covers 5.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khalair 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khalair.

Khalair 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.

Khalair 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 Khalair today is likely to be higher.

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