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About Khandsara Village

Khandsara is a mid sized village in Bastar tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 867 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1618.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandsara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bastar
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 1618.47 hectares
Population 1,758
Male Population 867
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandsara compares

By the 2011 count Khandsara is the 32nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 1618.47 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Khandsara

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

Khandsara lies about 8.0 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kumhar Maranga, about 13 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 Khandsara
Tehsil headquarters Bastar 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Kumhar Maranga 13 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 15 km

Villages closest to Khandsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandsara village had a population of 1,758. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Khandsara village has 867 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandsara has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Khandsara is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandsara covers 1618.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandsara falls under Bastar tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khandsara is Kumhar Maranga, about 13 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Khandsara.

Khandsara is about 8.0 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandsara is in Bastar tehsil of Bastar district. Bastar is about 8.0 km away. Kumhar Maranga is about 13 km away. Jagdalpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikralohanga (4.6 km), Kinjoleepal (7.3 km) and Chidaipadar (8.3 km).

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

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