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About Khadol Village

Khadol is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 24 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khadol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khadol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 19.33 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 24
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Khadol compares

By the 2011 count Khadol is the 374th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 19.33 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Khadol

Khadol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khadol 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 Khadol from other places

Khadol lies about 27 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Khadol
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
Nearest town Solan 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Khadol

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 Khadol

As per the Census of India 2011, Khadol village had a population of 52. That makes it the 374th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Khadol village has 24 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khadol has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Khadol is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khadol covers 19.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khadol falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khadol is Salogra, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khadol.

Khadol is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khadol is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 23 km away. Shimla Rural is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chadoli (under 2 km), Tipra (2.5 km) and Kair (2.9 km).

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

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