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About Khatnol Village

Khatnol is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 111 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatnol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatnol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 111
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatnol compares

By the 2011 count Khatnol is the 52nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Khatnol

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

Khatnol lies about 23 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 Khatnol
District headquarters Shimla 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 31 km

Villages closest to Khatnol

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 Khatnol

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatnol village had a population of 225. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Khatnol village has 111 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatnol has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Khatnol covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Khatnol 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 Khatnol.

Khatnol is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatnol is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 23 km away. Seoni is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Dihati (under 2 km), Jangal Khatnol (under 2 km) and Jangal Mandal (9.1 km).

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

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