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About Khatkar Village

Khatkar is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 89 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 89
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatkar compares

By the 2011 count Khatkar is the 92nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Khatkar

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

Khatkar lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Khatkar
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km

Villages closest to Khatkar

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 Khatkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatkar village had a population of 170. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Khatkar village has 89 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatkar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Khatkar is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatkar covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khatkar is Summer Hill, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Khatkar.

Khatkar is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatkar is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karewati (under 2 km), Ghareawat (2.5 km) and Kaunthru (6.3 km).

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

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