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About Khil Bhaela Village

Khil Bhaela is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 116 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khil Bhaela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khil Bhaela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 116
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khil Bhaela compares

By the 2011 count Khil Bhaela is the 79th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 987.

Getting to Khil Bhaela

Khil Bhaela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khil Bhaela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khil Bhaela from other places

Khil Bhaela lies about 13 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 Khil Bhaela
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Khil Bhaela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Khil Bhaela

As per the Census of India 2011, Khil Bhaela village had a population of 244. That makes it the 79th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Khil Bhaela village has 116 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khil Bhaela has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Khil Bhaela is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khil Bhaela covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khil Bhaela falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Khil Bhaela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khil Bhaela.

Khil Bhaela is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Khil (under 2 km), Up Muhal D P F Khil (under 2 km) and Kamyana (under 2 km).

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

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