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About Khanera Village

Khanera is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 197 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 61.93 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 197
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanera compares

By the 2011 count Khanera is the 54th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 61.93 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Khanera

Khanera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanera as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khanera from other places

Khanera lies about 20 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 65 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 Khanera
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 4.2 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 20 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 49 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 65 km

Villages closest to Khanera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanera village had a population of 404. That makes it the 54th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Khanera village has 197 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanera has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Khanera is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanera covers 61.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanera falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khanera is Dehradun, about 65 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khanera.

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

Khanera is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 4.2 km away. Uttarkashi is about 20 km away. Mussoorie is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishala (under 2 km), Halna (under 2 km) and Gadoli (1.6 km).

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

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