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About Khamba Village

Khamba is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 801 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamba village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Pincode 441802
Area (hectares) 738.69 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 801
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamba compares

By the 2011 count Khamba is the 27th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 738.69 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Khamba

Khamba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khamba 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khamba from other places

Khamba lies about 40 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 Khamba
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 10 km
Nearest railway station Sondad 11 km
Nearest town Tirorā 29 km
District headquarters Bhandara 40 km

Villages closest to Khamba

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 Khamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamba village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 27th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Khamba village has 801 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamba has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Khamba is 441802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamba covers 738.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khamba falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khamba is Sondad, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khamba.

Khamba is about 40 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamba is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 10 km away. Sondad is about 11 km away. Tirorā is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadegaon (2.3 km), Rengepar (2.5 km) and Malutola (2.7 km).

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

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