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About Khil Village

Khil is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 93 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khil village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 101.67 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 93
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Khil compares

By the 2011 count Khil is the 115th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 101.67 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 993.

Getting to Khil

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

Khil lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Khil
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 41 km

Villages closest to Khil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khil village had a population of 173. That makes it the 115th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Khil village has 93 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khil has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Khil is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khil covers 101.67 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.

Khil falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khil is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Khil.

Khil is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khil is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Padhar is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chehar (under 2 km), Kampan (3.2 km) and Kharian (3.4 km).

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

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