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About Khanwachi Village

Khanwachi is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 214 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanwachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanwachi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 214
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanwachi compares

By the 2011 count Khanwachi is the 42nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 981.

Getting to Khanwachi

Khanwachi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanwachi as Available within 10+ 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 Khanwachi from other places

Khanwachi lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Khanwachi
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 8.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 56 km

Villages closest to Khanwachi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanwachi village had a population of 399. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Khanwachi village has 214 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanwachi has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Khanwachi is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanwachi covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanwachi falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanwachi is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khanwachi.

Khanwachi 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.

Khanwachi is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 8.4 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Buffer Stop is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawas (under 2 km), Baga (1.5 km) and Shiwa (1.5 km).

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

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