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About Khandala Village

Khandala is a mid sized village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 758 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Aland
Pincode 585314
Area (hectares) 780.04 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 758
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandala compares

By the 2011 count Khandala is the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 780.04 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

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 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 Khandala from other places

Khandala lies about 53 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kulali, about 37 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 Aland 16 km
Nearest railway station Kulali 37 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 53 km

Villages closest to Khandala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aland 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 1,434. That makes it the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Khandala village has 758 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandala has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Khandala is 585314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandala covers 780.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandala falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Khandala is Kulali, about 37 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 Khandala.

Khandala is about 53 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandala is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Aland is about 16 km away. Kulali is about 37 km away. Gulbarga is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadola (2.7 km), Nirgudi (6.3 km) and Matki (7.0 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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