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About Khand Village

Khand is a mid sized village in Mawal tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 565 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Mawal
Pincode 412106
Area (hectares) 1287 hectares
Population 1,129
Male Population 565
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khand compares

By the 2011 count Khand is the 64th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 1287 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Khand

Khand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khand 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 Khand from other places

Khand lies about 12 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 7.9 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 Khand
Nearest town Kharakvasla under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawal 12 km
District headquarters Pune 12 km

Villages closest to Khand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khand village had a population of 1,129. That makes it the 64th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Khand village has 565 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khand has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Khand is 412106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khand covers 1287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khand falls under Mawal tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khand is Kothrud, about 7.9 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 Khand.

Khand is about 12 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khand is in Mawal tehsil of Pune district. Kharakvasla is about under 2 km away. Kothrud is about 7.9 km away. Mawal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Divad (2.2 km), Shivane (3.5 km) and Dhalewadi (6.5 km).

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

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