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About Khoru Village

Khoru is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 136 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khoru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 136
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khoru compares

By the 2011 count Khoru is the 48th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Khoru

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

Khoru lies about 36 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 Khoru
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Khoru

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 Khoru

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoru village had a population of 255. That makes it the 48th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Khoru village has 136 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoru has about 875 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 Khoru is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khoru covers 154 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.

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

The census record for Khoru notes the nearest railway station 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 Khoru.

Khoru is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khoru is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalasr (3.2 km), Badrahana (6.6 km) and Mel I (9.9 km).

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

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