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About Khola Village

Khola is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 230 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,413 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 87.8 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 230
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,413
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 Khola compares

By the 2011 count Khola is the 67th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 87.8 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Khola

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

Khola lies about 32 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 38 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 Khola
Nearest town Pauri 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 38 km

Villages closest to Khola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khola village had a population of 555. That makes it the 67th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Khola village has 230 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khola has about 1413 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Khola is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khola covers 87.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khola falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khola is Rishikesh, about 38 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 Khola.

Khola is about 32 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khola is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 9.5 km away. Ghansali is about 24 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girgaon (8.3 km), Kothar (8.4 km) and Kaphol Gaon (9.9 km).

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

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