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About Khairad Village

Khairad is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246280, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246280
Area (hectares) 16.63 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Khairad compares

By the 2011 count Khairad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 16.63 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Khairad

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

Khairad lies about 15 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Khairad
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 15 km
District headquarters Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km

Villages closest to Khairad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairad village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Khairad village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairad has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Khairad is 246280. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairad covers 16.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khairad falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khairad is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Khairad.

Khairad is about 15 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairad is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 15 km away. Garhwal is about 15 km away. Kotdwāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malethi (under 2 km), Danddhar Malla (2.4 km) and Danddhar Talla (3.3 km).

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

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