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About Khanna Village

Khanna is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 19 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 48.95 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 19
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanna compares

By the 2011 count Khanna is the 114th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 48.95 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Khanna

Khanna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanna as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khanna from other places

Khanna 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 Khanna
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 21 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 61 km

Villages closest to Khanna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanna village had a population of 40. That makes it the 114th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Khanna village has 19 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanna has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Khanna is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanna covers 48.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanna falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khanna 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khanna.

Khanna 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.

Khanna is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 21 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 Bhikauna (under 2 km), Gadona (under 2 km) and Karchhuna Talla (under 2 km).

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

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