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About Khandala Village

Khandala is a small village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 108 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Khandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 108
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandala compares

By the 2011 count Khandala is the 78th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Khandala

Khandala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khandala from other places

Khandala lies about 50 km from Chandrapur. 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 Sindewahi 18 km
Nearest town Mūl 36 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 50 km

Villages closest to Khandala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindewahi 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 202. That makes it the 78th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Khandala village has 108 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandala has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Khandala covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandala falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Khandala notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Khandala.

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

Khandala is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sindewahi is about 18 km away. Mūl is about 36 km away. Chandrapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarandi (1.9 km), Parna (2.1 km) and Purkepar (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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