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About Khol Village

Khol is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 38 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,474 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khol village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246277
Area (hectares) 140.48 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 38
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,474
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khol compares

By the 2011 count Khol is the 158th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 140.48 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Khol

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

Khol lies about 4.4 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 13 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 Khol
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 4.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 4.4 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 13 km

Villages closest to Khol

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 Khol

As per the Census of India 2011, Khol village had a population of 94. That makes it the 158th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Khol village has 38 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khol has about 1474 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Khol is 246277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khol covers 140.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khol falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khol is Kotdwara, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khol.

Khol is about 4.4 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khol is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 4.4 km away. Garhwal is about 4.4 km away. Kotdwāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amkholi (under 2 km), Phadkandae (under 2 km) and Talkandai (under 2 km).

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

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