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About Khatriyana Village

Khatriyana is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 65 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatriyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatriyana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246488
Area (hectares) 23.87 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 65
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Khatriyana compares

By the 2011 count Khatriyana is the 150th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 23.87 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Khatriyana

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

Khatriyana lies about 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Khatriyana
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 19 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 61 km

Villages closest to Khatriyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatriyana village had a population of 127. That makes it the 150th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Khatriyana village has 65 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatriyana has about 954 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 1219.

The pincode recorded for Khatriyana is 246488. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatriyana covers 23.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatriyana falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khatriyana is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Khatriyana.

Khatriyana is about 56 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatriyana is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 19 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Chamoli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banaula (under 2 km), Chhina Kulari (under 2 km) and Gogana Malla (under 2 km).

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

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