About Khal Village

Khal is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 9 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Jakholi
Pincode	246475
Area (hectares)	31.33 hectares
Population	26
Male Population	9
Female Population	17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khal compares

By the 2011 count Khal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 31.33 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1247.

Getting to Khal

Khal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khal as Available within 5 - 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 Khal from other places

Khal lies about 72 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 30 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 Khal
Tehsil headquarters	Jakholi	22 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	30 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	30 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	72 km

Villages closest to Khal

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

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Common questions about Khal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khal village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Khal village has 9 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khal has about 1889 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Khal is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khal covers 31.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khal falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khal is Ramnagar, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khal.

Khal is about 72 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khal is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 22 km away. Rāmnagar is about 30 km away. Ramnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.