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About Khaneri Village

Khaneri is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,892, made up of 995 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaneri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 1,892
Male Population 995
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaneri compares

By the 2011 count Khaneri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Khaneri

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

Khaneri lies about 61 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 Khaneri
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 3.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 61 km

Villages closest to Khaneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaneri village had a population of 1,892. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Khaneri village has 995 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaneri has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Khaneri is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaneri covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaneri falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Khaneri 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 Khaneri.

Khaneri is about 61 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaneri is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 3.1 km away. Shimla is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Racholi (under 2 km), Darshai (1.5 km) and Kandi (2.0 km).

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

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