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About Khiron Village

Khiron is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 47 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14581.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khiron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiron village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 14581.4 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 47
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Khiron compares

By the 2011 count Khiron is the 72nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 14581.4 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Khiron

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

Khiron lies about 34 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 131 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 Khiron
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 17 km
District headquarters Chamoli 34 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 84 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 131 km

Villages closest to Khiron

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiron village had a population of 90. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Khiron village has 47 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiron has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Khiron is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khiron covers 14581.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khiron falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khiron is Rishikesh, about 131 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 Khiron.

Khiron is about 34 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiron is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 17 km away. Chamoli is about 34 km away. Srīnagar is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arurhi Paturi (6.9 km), Pandukaswar (9.1 km) and Mana (9.4 km).

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

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