About Khagna Village

Khagna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 149 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khagna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khagna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	296
Male Population	149
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khagna compares

By the 2011 count Khagna is the 30th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Khagna

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

Khagna lies about 39 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 38 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 Khagna
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	38 km
District headquarters	Shimla	39 km

Villages closest to Khagna

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 Khagna

As per the Census of India 2011, Khagna village had a population of 296. That makes it the 30th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Khagna village has 149 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagna has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Khagna covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khagna is Salogra, about 38 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 Khagna.

Khagna is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khagna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 5.4 km away. Salogra is about 38 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.