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About Khekhar Village

Khekhar is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 125 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 736 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khekhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khekhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 121.96 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 125
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 736
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khekhar compares

By the 2011 count Khekhar is the 71st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 121.96 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1004.

Getting to Khekhar

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

Khekhar lies about 37 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 Khekhar
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 2.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Khekhar

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 Khekhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khekhar village had a population of 217. That makes it the 71st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Khekhar village has 125 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khekhar has about 736 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Khekhar is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khekhar covers 121.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Khekhar 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 Khekhar.

Khekhar is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khekhar is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 2.3 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Luan (under 2 km), Chalan (under 2 km) and Mandholi (under 2 km).

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

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