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About Khandala Village

Khandala is a large village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,214, made up of 1,120 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 928.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Pincode 444103
Area (hectares) 928.51 hectares
Population 2,214
Male Population 1,120
Female Population 1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khandala compares

By the 2011 count Khandala is the 17th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 928.51 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 50 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 4.9 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 Khandala
Nearest railway station Hiwarkhed 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 14 km
Nearest town Telhāra 14 km
District headquarters Akola 50 km

Villages closest to Khandala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Telhara 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 2,214. That makes it the 17th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Khandala village has 1,120 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandala has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Khandala is 444103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandala covers 928.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandala falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khandala is Hiwarkhed, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khandala.

Khandala is about 50 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandala is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Hiwarkhed is about 4.9 km away. Telhara is about 14 km away. Telhāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitalwadi (2.0 km), Borha (3.4 km) and Malthana Kh (3.8 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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