About Khanu Village

Khanu is a mid sized village in Ratnagiri tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 902 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 992 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanu village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Ratnagiri
Pincode	415803
Area (hectares)	992 hectares
Population	1,866
Male Population	902
Female Population	964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 32nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 992 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1089.

Getting to Khanu

Khanu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanu 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. The nearest villages by name are Kasheli, Kasop, Kelye and Khalchiwadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Khanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanu village had a population of 1,866. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Khanu village has 902 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanu has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1089.

The pincode recorded for Khanu is 415803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanu covers 992 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanu falls under Ratnagiri tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Khanu notes the nearest railway station 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 Khanu.

Khanu is in Ratnagiri tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.