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About Khajila Village

Khajila is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 63 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khajila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khajila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 29.52 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 63
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khajila compares

By the 2011 count Khajila is the 100th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 29.52 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Khajila

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

Khajila lies about 34 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 16 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 Khajila
Nearest railway station Jutogh 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 34 km
District headquarters Solan 34 km

Villages closest to Khajila

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 Khajila

As per the Census of India 2011, Khajila village had a population of 122. That makes it the 100th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Khajila village has 63 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khajila has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Khajila covers 29.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khajila is Jutogh, about 16 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 village for Khajila.

Khajila is about 34 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khajila is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Darlaghat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karara (under 2 km), Neri Chamaran (1.6 km) and Lalhana (1.9 km).

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

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