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About Khichian Village

Khichian is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 955 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khichian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khichian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 955
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khichian compares

By the 2011 count Khichian is the 30th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Khichian

Khichian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khichian 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khichian from other places

Khichian lies about 55 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 Khichian
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 1.5 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 1.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Khichian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khichian village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 30th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Khichian village has 955 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khichian has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Khichian is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khichian covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khichian falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

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

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

Khichian is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khichian is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 1.5 km away. Mukeriān is about 1.5 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhattian Rajputtan (under 2 km), Pawar (under 2 km) and Kalas (1.6 km).

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

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