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About Khobla Village

Khobla is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 30 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khobla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khobla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 30
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Khobla compares

By the 2011 count Khobla is the 238th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Khobla

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

Khobla lies about 44 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, 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 Khobla
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 12 km
Nearest town Baddi 19 km
District headquarters Solan 44 km

Villages closest to Khobla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 Khobla

As per the Census of India 2011, Khobla village had a population of 57. That makes it the 238th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Khobla village has 30 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khobla has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Khobla is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khobla covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khobla falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khobla is Bharatgarh, 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 Khobla.

Khobla is about 44 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khobla is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 8.2 km away. Bharatgarh is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 19 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 Khobla (under 2 km), Bhifar (under 2 km) and Katal (under 2 km).

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

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