About Khalsi Village

Khalsi is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,731, made up of 803 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalsi village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Chiniyalisaur
Pincode	249196
Area (hectares)	352.95 hectares
Population	1,731
Male Population	803
Female Population	928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,156
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalsi compares

By the 2011 count Khalsi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 352.95 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Khalsi

Khalsi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khalsi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khalsi from other places

Khalsi lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 41 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 Khalsi
Nearest town	Tehri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiniyalisaur	24 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	41 km

Villages closest to Khalsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalsi village had a population of 1,731. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Khalsi village has 803 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalsi has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Khalsi is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalsi covers 352.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalsi falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khalsi is Harrawala, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Khalsi.

Khalsi is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalsi is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Chiniyalisaur is about 24 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.