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About Khandwara Village

Khandwara is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 428 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566 hectares hectares.

Khandwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 566 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 428
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandwara compares

By the 2011 count Khandwara is the 67th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 566 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Khandwara

Khandwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khandwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Khandwara from other places

Khandwara lies about 35 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sleemanabad Road, about 13 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 Khandwara
Nearest railway station Sleemanabad Road 13 km
Nearest town Sihorā 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 35 km
District headquarters Katni 35 km

Villages closest to Khandwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandwara village had a population of 826. That makes it the 67th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Khandwara village has 428 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandwara has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Khandwara covers 566 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandwara falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khandwara is Sleemanabad Road, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khandwara.

Khandwara is about 35 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandwara is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Sleemanabad Road is about 13 km away. Sihorā is about 28 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daldal (2.8 km), Chandol (3.1 km) and Sahajpuri (4.5 km).

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

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