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About Khanol Village

Khanol is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 308 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 308
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanol compares

By the 2011 count Khanol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Khanol

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

Khanol lies about 28 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Khanol
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
District headquarters Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Khanol

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 Khanol

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanol village had a population of 640. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Khanol village has 308 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanol 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 Khanol is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanol covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khanol is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance for Khanol.

Khanol is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanol is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.3 km away. Arki is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhundla (under 2 km), Jun (under 2 km) and Dharath (1.9 km).

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

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