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About Khalar Village

Khalar is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 87 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 84.02 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 87
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalar compares

By the 2011 count Khalar is the 64th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 84.02 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Khalar

Khalar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khalar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khalar from other places

Khalar lies about 12 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 29 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 Khalar
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 6.3 km
District headquarters Nainital 12 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 12 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 29 km

Villages closest to Khalar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Khalar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalar village had a population of 189. That makes it the 64th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Khalar village has 87 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalar has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Khalar is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalar covers 84.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalar falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khalar is Kathgodam, about 29 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 - 10 km distance for Khalar.

Khalar is about 12 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalar is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 6.3 km away. Nainital is about 12 km away. Naini Tāl is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalejar (under 2 km), Pangkatara (under 2 km) and Tari (under 2 km).

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

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