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About Khaltu Village

Khaltu is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 173 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaltu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaltu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 173
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaltu compares

By the 2011 count Khaltu is the 13th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Khaltu

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

Khaltu lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 8.6 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 Khaltu
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 8.6 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km

Villages closest to Khaltu

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 Khaltu

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaltu village had a population of 333. That makes it the 13th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Khaltu village has 173 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaltu has about 925 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 Khaltu is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaltu covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khaltu is Sonwara, about 8.6 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 Khaltu.

Khaltu is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaltu is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 6.4 km away. Sonwara is about 8.6 km away. Solan 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 Kotla (under 2 km), Chanol (2.0 km) and Tamlog (2.8 km).

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

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