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About Khori Village

Khori is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 41 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 93.48 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 41
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khori compares

By the 2011 count Khori is the 73rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 93.48 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Khori

Khori is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khori as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khori from other places

Khori lies about 34 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 Khori
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Khori

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 Khori

As per the Census of India 2011, Khori village had a population of 92. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Khori village has 41 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khori has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

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

Khori covers 93.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Khori 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 - 10 km distance for Khori.

Khori is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khori is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Klanthi (3.9 km), Dhargala (4.5 km) and D P F Gahan (6.1 km).

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

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