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About Khalardu Village

Khalardu is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 122 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalardu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalardu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175026
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 122
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Khalardu compares

By the 2011 count Khalardu is the 110th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Khalardu

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

Khalardu lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Khalardu
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Khalardu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalardu village had a population of 240. That makes it the 110th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Khalardu village has 122 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalardu has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Khalardu is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalardu covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalardu falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khalardu is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Khalardu.

Khalardu is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalardu is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badal (under 2 km), Baihal (under 2 km) and Barnota Awal (under 2 km).

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

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