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About Khatar Village

Khatar is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 157 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 126.04 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 157
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Khatar compares

By the 2011 count Khatar is the 45th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 126.04 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Khatar

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

Khatar lies about 31 km from Dehradun. 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 Khatar
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 4.4 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 22 km
District headquarters Dehradun 31 km

Villages closest to Khatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatar village had a population of 297. That makes it the 45th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Khatar village has 157 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatar has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Khatar is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatar covers 126.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatar falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Khatar notes the nearest railway station 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 Khatar.

Khatar is about 31 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatar is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 4.4 km away. Mussoorie is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amraha (under 2 km), Kophati (under 2 km) and Thaina (under 2 km).

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

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