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About Khanu Village

Khanu is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 52 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412907, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Pincode 412907
Area (hectares) 704 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 52
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Khanu compares

By the 2011 count Khanu is the 107th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 704 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Khanu

Khanu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanu 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 Khanu from other places

Khanu lies about 47 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Mangaon, about 22 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 Khanu
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 16 km
Nearest railway station Mangaon 22 km
Nearest town Mahād 24 km
District headquarters Pune 47 km

Villages closest to Khanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanu village had a population of 104. That makes it the 107th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Khanu village has 52 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Khanu is 412907. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanu covers 704 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanu falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khanu is Mangaon, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khanu.

Khanu is about 47 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanu is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 16 km away. Mangaon is about 22 km away. Mahād is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekpole (3.9 km), Mohari (5.1 km) and Ghodkhal (5.6 km).

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

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