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About Khalag Village

Khalag is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 42 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 42
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalag compares

By the 2011 count Khalag is the 105th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Khalag

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

Khalag lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 14 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 Khalag
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 4.0 km
Nearest town Baddi 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 14 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Khalag

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 Khalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalag village had a population of 77. That makes it the 105th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Khalag village has 42 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalag 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 Khalag is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalag covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khalag is Sonwara, about 14 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 Khalag.

Khalag is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalag is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 4.0 km away. Baddi is about 9.8 km away. Sonwara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Khalag (under 2 km), Baraghu (under 2 km) and Babhauri (under 2 km).

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

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