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About Khanalag Village

Khanalag is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 128 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 128
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanalag compares

By the 2011 count Khanalag is the 51st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1020.

Getting to Khanalag

Khanalag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanalag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Khanalag from other places

Khanalag lies about 27 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 12 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 Khanalag
Tehsil headquarters Arki 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
District headquarters Solan 27 km

Villages closest to Khanalag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanalag village had a population of 266. That makes it the 51st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Khanalag village has 128 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanalag has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Khanalag is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanalag covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanalag falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanalag is Jutogh, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khanalag.

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

Khanalag is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 4.0 km away. Jutogh is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thala (under 2 km), Tukwana Galogra (under 2 km) and Tukwana Rangolra (under 2 km).

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

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