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About Khandoli Village

Khandoli is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 488 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandoli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 488
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khandoli compares

By the 2011 count Khandoli is the 47th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 943.

Getting to Khandoli

Khandoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandoli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khandoli from other places

Khandoli lies about 6.8 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 2.8 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 Khandoli
Nearest railway station New Giridih 2.8 km
District headquarters Giridih 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 7.4 km

Villages closest to Khandoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandoli village had a population of 967. That makes it the 47th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Khandoli village has 488 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandoli has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Khandoli is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandoli covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandoli falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khandoli is New Giridih, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Khandoli is about 6.8 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandoli is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 2.8 km away. Giridih is about 6.8 km away. Bengabad is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harwadih (under 2 km), Doma Pahari (under 2 km) and Astha (under 2 km).

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

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