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About Khandala Village

Khandala is a mid sized village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,466, made up of 774 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1044.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Pincode 431511
Area (hectares) 1044.18 hectares
Population 1,466
Male Population 774
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 36th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 1044.18 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 942.

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 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 21 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, 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 Khandala
Nearest railway station Mirkhal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Purna 17 km
Nearest town Pūrna 17 km
District headquarters Parbhani 21 km

Villages closest to Khandala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purna 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 1,466. That makes it the 36th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Khandala village has 774 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandala has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Khandala is 431511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandala covers 1044.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandala falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khandala is Mirkhal, 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 Khandala.

Khandala is about 21 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandala is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Mirkhal is about 11 km away. Purna is about 17 km away. Pūrna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjalapur (1.7 km), Limla (3.7 km) and Makhani (3.8 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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