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About Khageli Village

Khageli is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 55 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,309 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khageli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khageli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 38.66 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 55
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,309
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 Khageli compares

By the 2011 count Khageli is the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 38.66 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Khageli

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

Khageli lies about 25 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 86 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 Khageli
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 7.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 44 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 86 km

Villages closest to Khageli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khageli village had a population of 127. That makes it the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Khageli village has 55 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khageli has about 1309 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Khageli is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khageli covers 38.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khageli falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khageli is Kotdwara, about 86 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 Khageli.

Khageli is about 25 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khageli is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 7.4 km away. Chamoli is about 25 km away. Srīnagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koni Laga Khageli (under 2 km), Laloti (under 2 km) and Sem (1.7 km).

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

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