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About Khakh Village

Khakh is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 681 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,290
Male Population 681
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khakh compares

By the 2011 count Khakh is the 65th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Khakh

The census records public bus service for Khakh as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khakh from other places

Khakh lies about 16 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Khakh
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 16 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 24 km

Villages closest to Khakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakh village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 65th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Khakh village has 681 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakh has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Khakh is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khakh covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khakh falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Khakh notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khakh.

Khakh is about 16 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khakh is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 16 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 16 km away. Dasua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kang (under 2 km), Pakhowal (6.3 km) and Chak Nurali (6.5 km).

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

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