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About Khairi Village

Khairi is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 26.57 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 75
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairi compares

By the 2011 count Khairi is the 42nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 26.57 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1045.

Getting to Khairi

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

Khairi lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 8.5 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 Khairi
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 9.3 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km

Villages closest to Khairi

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 Khairi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairi village had a population of 146. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Khairi village has 75 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Khairi is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairi covers 26.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairi falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khairi is Kathleeghat, about 8.5 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 Khairi.

Khairi is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairi is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 8.5 km away. Krishangarh is about 9.3 km away. Solan 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 Dhaela (under 2 km), Jatrog (2.0 km) and Barla (3.2 km).

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

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