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About Khanda Sanwra Village

Khanda Sanwra is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 95 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanda Sanwra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanda Sanwra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 95
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
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 Khanda Sanwra compares

By the 2011 count Khanda Sanwra is the 81st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Khanda Sanwra

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

Khanda Sanwra lies about 23 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 30 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 Khanda Sanwra
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 13 km
Nearest town Nāhan 13 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 23 km
Nearest railway station Barog 30 km

Villages closest to Khanda Sanwra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Khanda Sanwra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanda Sanwra village had a population of 199. That makes it the 81st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Khanda Sanwra village has 95 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanda Sanwra has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Khanda Sanwra is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanda Sanwra covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanda Sanwra falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanda Sanwra is Barog, about 30 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 Khanda Sanwra.

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

Khanda Sanwra is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 13 km away. Nāhan is about 13 km away. Sirmaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balsar (under 2 km), Jaindi Katara (under 2 km) and Boharli (1.9 km).

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

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