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About Khanda Village

Khanda is one of the larger villages in Kharkhoda tehsil, in the district of Sonipat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,029, made up of 4,897 males and 4,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 131402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanda village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sonipat
Tehsil Kharkhoda
Pincode 131402
Area (hectares) 1590 hectares
Population 9,029
Male Population 4,897
Female Population 4,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Khanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,159 residents. Its 1590 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 848.

Getting to Khanda

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

Khanda lies about 14 km from Sonipat, and the nearest railway station is Barwasni, about 12 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 Khanda
Tehsil headquarters Kharkhoda 4.7 km
Nearest town Kharkhauda 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Barwasni 12 km
District headquarters Sonipat 14 km

Villages closest to Khanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanda village had a population of 9,029. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,159 residents.

Khanda village has 4,897 males and 4,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanda has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 848.

The pincode recorded for Khanda is 131402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanda covers 1590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanda falls under Kharkhoda tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Khanda is Barwasni, about 12 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 village for Khanda.

Khanda is about 14 km from Sonipat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanda is in Kharkhoda tehsil of Sonipat district. Kharkhoda is about 4.7 km away. Kharkhauda is about 4.7 km away. Barwasni is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasirpur Cholka (under 2 km), Sehri (2.3 km) and Jharaut (4.0 km).

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

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