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About Khandwa Village

Khandwa is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 531 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 288.95 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 531
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandwa compares

By the 2011 count Khandwa is the 77th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 288.95 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Khandwa

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

Khandwa lies about 48 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 14 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 Khandwa
Tehsil headquarters Simga 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 14 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 48 km

Villages closest to Khandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandwa village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 77th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Khandwa village has 531 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandwa has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Khandwa is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandwa covers 288.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandwa falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khandwa is Hathbandh, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Khandwa.

Khandwa is about 48 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandwa is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 3.0 km away. Hathbandh is about 14 km away. Tilda Newra 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 Chutchutiya (under 2 km), Madhar (2.2 km) and Mandhar Kalan (2.2 km).

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

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