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About Khil Village

Khil is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 6 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khil village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 21.12 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 6
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
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 compares

By the 2011 count Khil is the 471st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 21.12 hectares work out to about 0.9 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

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

Khil 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
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Khil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khil village had a population of 18. That makes it the 471st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Khil village has 6 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khil has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Khil is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khil covers 21.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Khil 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.

Khil 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 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 Bhaela (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 today is likely to be higher.

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