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About Khairlanji Village

Khairlanji is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 350 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.27 hectares hectares.

Khairlanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairlanji village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 261.27 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 350
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khairlanji compares

By the 2011 count Khairlanji is the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 261.27 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Khairlanji

Khairlanji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khairlanji 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 Khairlanji from other places

Khairlanji lies about 36 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Sondad, about 11 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 Khairlanji
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Sondad 11 km
Nearest town Tirorā 34 km
District headquarters Bhandara 36 km

Villages closest to Khairlanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairlanji village had a population of 691. That makes it the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Khairlanji village has 350 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairlanji has about 974 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 964.

Khairlanji covers 261.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairlanji falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khairlanji is Sondad, about 11 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 Khairlanji.

Khairlanji is about 36 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairlanji is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 1.5 km away. Sondad is about 11 km away. Tirorā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakoli (under 2 km), Jamanapur (1.7 km) and Bodra (2.2 km).

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

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