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About Khal Village

Khal is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 15 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 15
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Khal compares

By the 2011 count Khal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Khal

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

Khal lies about 14 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 26 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 Khal
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 14 km
Nearest town Nāhan 19 km
Nearest railway station Barog 26 km

Villages closest to Khal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khal village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Khal village has 15 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khal has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Khal is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khal covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khal falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khal is Barog, about 26 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 Khal.

Khal is about 14 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khal is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 14 km away. Nāhan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaya Malag (1.6 km), Khanagan (1.9 km) and Surla Janot (1.9 km).

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

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