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About Khata Village

Khata is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 135 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khata village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 79.81 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 135
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Khata compares

By the 2011 count Khata is the 38th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 79.81 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Khata

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

Khata lies about 21 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 21 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 Khata
Nearest railway station Barog 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 21 km
District headquarters Solan 21 km

Villages closest to Khata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khata village had a population of 267. That makes it the 38th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Khata village has 135 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khata has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Khata is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khata covers 79.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khata falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khata is Barog, about 21 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 Khata.

Khata is about 21 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khata is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 21 km away. Darlaghat is about 21 km away. Solan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samog (4.3 km), Seora (6.4 km) and Dawan (6.4 km).

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

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