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About Khandala Village

Khandala is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 320 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.05 hectares hectares.

Khandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Area (hectares) 287.05 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 320
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandala compares

By the 2011 count Khandala is the 68th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 287.05 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

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 <5 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 Khandala from other places

Khandala lies about 62 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 48 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
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 15 km
Nearest railway station Paradgaon 48 km
District headquarters Buldana 62 km

Villages closest to Khandala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lonar 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 623. That makes it the 68th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Khandala village has 320 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandala has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Khandala covers 287.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandala falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khandala is Paradgaon, about 48 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 <5 km distance for Khandala.

Khandala is about 62 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandala is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 15 km away. Paradgaon is about 48 km away. Buldana is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhala (2.6 km), Bibi (2.7 km) and Govardhan Nagar (3.0 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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