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About Khamakhal Village

Khamakhal is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 207 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamakhal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 64.6 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 207
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Khamakhal compares

By the 2011 count Khamakhal is the 78th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 64.6 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Khamakhal

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

Khamakhal lies about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 51 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 Khamakhal
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 13 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 20 km
Nearest town Tehri 20 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 51 km

Villages closest to Khamakhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamakhal village had a population of 394. That makes it the 78th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Khamakhal village has 207 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamakhal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Khamakhal is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamakhal covers 64.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khamakhal falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khamakhal is Harrawala, about 51 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 Khamakhal.

Khamakhal is about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamakhal is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 13 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 20 km away. Tehri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garwan Gaon (under 2 km), Sirwani (under 2 km) and Moliya (under 2 km).

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

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