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About Khandala Village

Khandala is a mid sized village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 595 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Basavakalyan
Pincode 585327
Area (hectares) 594.75 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 595
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandala compares

By the 2011 count Khandala is the 67th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 594.75 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Khandala

Khandala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khandala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandala from other places

Khandala lies about 62 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 29 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 Khandala
Tehsil headquarters Basavakalyan 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Humanabad 29 km
District headquarters Bidar 62 km

Villages closest to Khandala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandala village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 67th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Khandala village has 595 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandala has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Khandala is 585327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandala covers 594.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandala falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Khandala is Humanabad, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khandala.

Khandala is about 62 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandala is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Basavakalyan is about 7.8 km away. Humanabad is about 29 km away. Bidar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamlewadi (2.1 km), Gutti (2.8 km) and Betbalkunda (4.8 km).

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

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