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About Khaner Village

Khaner is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 83 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaner village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171213
Area (hectares) 101.01 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 83
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaner compares

By the 2011 count Khaner is the 98th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 101.01 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Khaner

Khaner is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaner as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khaner from other places

Khaner lies about 32 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 Khaner
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 9.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Khaner

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaner village had a population of 165. That makes it the 98th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Khaner village has 83 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaner has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Khaner is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaner covers 101.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khaner falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Khaner notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Khaner.

Khaner is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaner is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 9.1 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jal (under 2 km), Jalti (under 2 km) and Jimu (1.7 km).

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

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