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About Khalana Village

Khalana is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 64 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 47.18 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 64
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalana compares

By the 2011 count Khalana is the 111th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 47.18 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Khalana

Khalana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khalana as Available within <5 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 Khalana from other places

Khalana lies about 31 km from Shimla. 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 Khalana
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 8.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Khalana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalana village had a population of 138. That makes it the 111th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Khalana village has 64 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalana has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Khalana is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalana covers 47.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalana falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Khalana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khalana.

Khalana is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalana is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 8.8 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharot (under 2 km), Gowalath (under 2 km) and Khola (under 2 km).

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

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