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About Khangar Village

Khangar is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 37 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khangar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 37
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khangar compares

By the 2011 count Khangar is the 108th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Khangar

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

Khangar lies about 8.0 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 6.4 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 Khangar
Nearest railway station Barog 6.4 km
District headquarters Solan 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 25 km

Villages closest to Khangar

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 Khangar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khangar village had a population of 73. That makes it the 108th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Khangar village has 37 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khangar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Khangar covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khangar is Barog, about 6.4 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 Khangar.

Khangar is about 8.0 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khangar is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 6.4 km away. Solan is about 8.0 km away. Krishangarh is about 25 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 Rakh Bagi (2.3 km), Johar Ji (3.3 km) and Sakarla (4.4 km).

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

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