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About Khanokhar Village

Khanokhar is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 196 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanokhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 97.07 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 196
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanokhar compares

By the 2011 count Khanokhar is the 64th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 97.07 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Khanokhar

Khanokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanokhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Khanokhar from other places

Khanokhar lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 40 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 Khanokhar
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Khanokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanokhar village had a population of 390. That makes it the 64th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Khanokhar village has 196 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanokhar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Khanokhar is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanokhar covers 97.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanokhar falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanokhar is Olinda, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Khanokhar.

Khanokhar is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanokhar is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Olinda is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghauru (under 2 km), D P F Nagdhar (under 2 km) and D P F Thuhadhar (under 2 km).

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

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