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About Khuntkhar Village

Khuntkhar is a mid sized village in Shehera tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 420 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuntkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuntkhar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Shehera
Pincode 389210
Area (hectares) 170.12 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 420
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuntkhar compares

By the 2011 count Khuntkhar is the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents. Its 170.12 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Khuntkhar

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

Khuntkhar lies about 20 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Chanchelav, about 30 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 Khuntkhar
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shehera 12 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 20 km
Nearest railway station Chanchelav 30 km

Villages closest to Khuntkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuntkhar village had a population of 829. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents.

Khuntkhar village has 420 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuntkhar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Khuntkhar is 389210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuntkhar covers 170.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khuntkhar falls under Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Khuntkhar is Chanchelav, about 30 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 Khuntkhar.

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

Khuntkhar is in Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lūnāvāda is about 9.4 km away. Shehera is about 12 km away. Panch Mahals is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chari (under 2 km), Asundariya (1.5 km) and Juna Kheda (1.6 km).

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

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