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About Khel Dhar Village

Khel Dhar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 151 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khel Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khel Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 40.61 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 151
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khel Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Khel Dhar is the 71st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 40.61 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Khel Dhar

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

Khel Dhar lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Khel Dhar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Khel Dhar

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 Khel Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khel Dhar village had a population of 299. That makes it the 71st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Khel Dhar village has 151 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khel Dhar has about 980 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 981.

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

Khel Dhar covers 40.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khel Dhar falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khel Dhar is Summer Hill, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Khel Dhar.

Khel Dhar is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khel Dhar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Thunag is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhoa Dhar (under 2 km), D P F Banali Dhar (under 2 km) and D P F Bunga Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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