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About Khanni Village

Khanni is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 532 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanni village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144530
Area (hectares) 770 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 532
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanni compares

By the 2011 count Khanni is the 115th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 770 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Khanni

Khanni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanni 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalewal Bhagtan, Kalupur, Kammowal and Kanger. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khanni

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanni village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 115th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Khanni village has 532 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanni has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Khanni is 144530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanni covers 770 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.

Khanni falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Khanni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khanni.

Khanni is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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