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About Khoras Village

Khoras is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 913 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1001.51 hectares hectares.

Khoras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoras village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Palam
Area (hectares) 1001.51 hectares
Population 1,760
Male Population 913
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khoras compares

By the 2011 count Khoras is the 19th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 1001.51 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Khoras

Khoras is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khoras as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khoras from other places

Khoras lies about 40 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 21 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 Khoras
Tehsil headquarters Palam 6.9 km
Nearest town Loha 17 km
Nearest railway station Gangakher 21 km
District headquarters Parbhani 40 km

Villages closest to Khoras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoras village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 19th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Khoras village has 913 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoras has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Khoras covers 1001.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khoras falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khoras is Gangakher, about 21 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 - 10 km distance for Khoras.

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

Khoras is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Palam is about 6.9 km away. Loha is about 17 km away. Gangakher is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tambulgaon (2.0 km), Teljapur (2.4 km) and Pimpalgaon M (2.7 km).

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

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