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About Khera Village

Khera is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 60 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 24.75 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 60
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khera compares

By the 2011 count Khera is the 131st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 24.75 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Khera

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

Khera lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, 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 Khera
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 8.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 41 km

Villages closest to Khera

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 Khera

As per the Census of India 2011, Khera village had a population of 116. That makes it the 131st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Khera village has 60 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Khera covers 24.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khera is Olinda, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khera.

Khera is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.2 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Olinda is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satahli (under 2 km), Ghanghanu (under 2 km) and Jandron (under 2 km).

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

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