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About Khertu Ghat Village

Khertu Ghat is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 6 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khertu Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khertu Ghat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 6
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Khertu Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Khertu Ghat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Khertu Ghat

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

Khertu Ghat lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 12 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 Khertu Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 5.3 km
Nearest town Baddi 10 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 12 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Khertu Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishangarh 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 Khertu Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Khertu Ghat village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Khertu Ghat village has 6 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khertu Ghat has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Khertu Ghat is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khertu Ghat covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khertu Ghat falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khertu Ghat is Jabli, about 12 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 Khertu Ghat.

Khertu Ghat 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.

Khertu Ghat is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 5.3 km away. Baddi is about 10 km away. Jabli 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 Ghat (under 2 km), Jangal Serla (under 2 km) and Serla (under 2 km).

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

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