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About Khanat Village

Khanat is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 27 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanat village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 8.51 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 27
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,556
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 Khanat compares

By the 2011 count Khanat is the 175th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 8.51 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Khanat

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

Khanat lies about 46 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 86 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 Khanat
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 18 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 46 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 46 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 86 km

Villages closest to Khanat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanat village had a population of 69. That makes it the 175th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Khanat village has 27 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanat has about 1556 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Khanat is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanat covers 8.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanat falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khanat is Kathgodam, about 86 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 Khanat.

Khanat is about 46 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanat is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 18 km away. Pithoragarh is about 46 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bartunga Sirtoli (4.4 km), Sirtola (4.4 km) and Uri Sirtoli (4.4 km).

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

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