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About Khamadi Village

Khamadi is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 199 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamadi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 125.48 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 199
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamadi compares

By the 2011 count Khamadi is the 26th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 125.48 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Khamadi

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

Khamadi lies about 50 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 Khamadi
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 5.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 50 km

Villages closest to Khamadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamadi village had a population of 397. That makes it the 26th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Khamadi village has 199 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamadi has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Khamadi is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamadi covers 125.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khamadi falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Khamadi 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 village for Khamadi.

Khamadi is about 50 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamadi is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 5.4 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharunja (under 2 km), Karoli (under 2 km) and Mandoli (under 2 km).

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

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