Skip to main content

About Khas Village

Khas is a large village in Ranpur tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,133, made up of 2,116 males and 2,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3368.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382255, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khas village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Ranpur
Pincode 382255
Area (hectares) 3368.24 hectares
Population 4,133
Male Population 2,116
Female Population 2,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khas compares

By the 2011 count Khas is the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 3368.24 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Khas

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

Khas lies about 124 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarangpur Road, about under 2 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 Khas
Nearest railway station Sarangpur Road under 2 km
Nearest town Botad 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranpur 13 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 124 km

Villages closest to Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khas village had a population of 4,133. That makes it the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Khas village has 2,116 males and 2,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khas has about 953 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Khas is 382255. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khas covers 3368.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khas falls under Ranpur tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Khas is Sarangpur Road, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Khas.

Khas is about 124 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khas is in Ranpur tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Sarangpur Road is about under 2 km away. Botad is about 10 km away. Ranpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalila (8.2 km), Malanpur (9.0 km) and Ranpur (13 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.