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About Khajri Village

Khajri is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 67 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khajri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khajri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 70.04 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 67
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
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 Khajri compares

By the 2011 count Khajri is the 83rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 70.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Khajri

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

Khajri lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, 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 Khajri
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 18 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Khajri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khajri village had a population of 142. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Khajri village has 67 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khajri has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Khajri is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khajri covers 70.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khajri falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khajri is Shoghi railway station, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khajri.

Khajri is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khajri is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 16 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 16 km away. Kandaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badhawani (6.0 km), Kahali Kamyaru (6.3 km) and Dadhori (6.8 km).

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

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