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About Khandaphari Village

Khandaphari is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 534 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.36 hectares hectares.

Khandaphari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandaphari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 596.36 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 534
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandaphari compares

By the 2011 count Khandaphari is the 68th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 596.36 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Khandaphari

Khandaphari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandaphari as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandaphari from other places

Khandaphari lies about 54 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 20 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 Khandaphari
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 20 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 37 km
District headquarters Balaghat 54 km

Villages closest to Khandaphari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandaphari village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 68th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Khandaphari village has 534 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandaphari has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Khandaphari covers 596.36 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.

Khandaphari falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khandaphari is Salekasa, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khandaphari.

Khandaphari is about 54 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandaphari is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 4.1 km away. Salekasa is about 20 km away. Dongargarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanegaon (1.8 km), Manpur (1.9 km) and Tekri (2.1 km).

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

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