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About Khajret Village

Khajret is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 103 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khajret Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khajret village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173225
Area (hectares) 47.87 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 103
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khajret compares

By the 2011 count Khajret is the 65th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 47.87 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Khajret

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

Khajret lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 7.0 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 Khajret
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 7.0 km
Nearest town Kālka 12 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km

Villages closest to Khajret

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khajret village had a population of 205. That makes it the 65th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Khajret village has 103 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khajret has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Khajret is 173225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khajret covers 47.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khajret falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khajret is Sonwara, about 7.0 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 Khajret.

Khajret is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khajret is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 5.0 km away. Sonwara is about 7.0 km away. Kālka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nichli Gaongari (under 2 km), Uparli Gaongari (under 2 km) and Shilar (under 2 km).

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

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