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About Khirala Village

Khirala is one of the larger villages in Pandhana tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,371, made up of 3,266 males and 3,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.45 hectares hectares.

Khirala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khandwa
Tehsil Pandhana
Area (hectares) 845.45 hectares
Population 6,371
Male Population 3,266
Female Population 3,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirala compares

By the 2011 count Khirala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 845.45 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Khirala

Khirala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khirala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khirala from other places

Khirala lies about 23 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Dongargaon, about 6.9 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 Khirala
Nearest railway station Dongargaon 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandhana 12 km
Nearest town Nepānagar 21 km
District headquarters Khandwa 23 km

Villages closest to Khirala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirala village had a population of 6,371. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Khirala village has 3,266 males and 3,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirala has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Khirala covers 845.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khirala falls under Pandhana tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khirala is Dongargaon, about 6.9 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 village for Khirala.

Khirala is about 23 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirala is in Pandhana tehsil of Khandwa district. Dongargaon is about 6.9 km away. Pandhana is about 12 km away. Nepānagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Islampur (under 2 km), Dhanora (2.2 km) and Borgaon Buzurg (2.5 km).

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

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