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About Khamnana Village

Khamnana is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 79 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamnana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamnana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 68.02 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 79
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamnana compares

By the 2011 count Khamnana is the 62nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 68.02 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Khamnana

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

Khamnana lies about 48 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 Khamnana
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 3.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 48 km

Villages closest to Khamnana

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 Khamnana

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamnana village had a population of 142. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Khamnana village has 79 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamnana has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

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

Khamnana covers 68.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Khamnana 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 Khamnana.

Khamnana is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamnana is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 3.6 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kungal (under 2 km), D P F Mundar (under 2 km) and Mundar (under 2 km).

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

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