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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a large village in Dehgam tehsil, in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,963, made up of 1,514 males and 1,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Gandhinagar
Tehsil Dehgam
Pincode 382315
Area (hectares) 861.16 hectares
Population 2,963
Male Population 1,514
Female Population 1,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 31st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents. Its 861.16 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 952.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 45 km from Gandhinagar. 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 Khanpur
Nearest town Kapadvanj 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehgam 30 km
District headquarters Gandhinagar 45 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 2,963. That makes it the 31st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents.

Khanpur village has 1,514 males and 1,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 957 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 382315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 861.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanpur falls under Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Khanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 45 km from Gandhinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district. Kapadvanj is about 2.2 km away. Dehgam is about 30 km away. Gandhinagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahamadpur (4.4 km), Mirapur (4.8 km) and Antoli (7.6 km).

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

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