About Khadar Village

Khadar is a mid sized village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 350 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khadar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khadar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	415.7 hectares
Population	691
Male Population	350
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khadar compares

By the 2011 count Khadar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 415.7 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Khadar

Khadar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khadar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khadar from other places

Khadar lies about 44 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 43 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 Khadar
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	43 km
District headquarters	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Khadar

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

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Common questions about Khadar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khadar village had a population of 691. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Khadar village has 350 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khadar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Khadar is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khadar covers 415.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khadar falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khadar is Salogra, about 43 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khadar.

Khadar is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khadar is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 3.3 km away. Salogra is about 43 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.