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About Khanawag Village

Khanawag is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 48 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanawag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 48
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanawag compares

By the 2011 count Khanawag is the 133rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1036.

Getting to Khanawag

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

Khanawag lies about 20 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 18 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 Khanawag
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Khanawag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanawag village had a population of 92. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Khanawag village has 48 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanawag has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Khanawag is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanawag covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanawag falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanawag is Jutogh, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Khanawag.

Khanawag is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanawag is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 9.0 km away. Jutogh is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanawag (under 2 km), Judlu (under 2 km) and Drabala (under 2 km).

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

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