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About Khanapur Village

Khanapur is one of the larger villages in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,457, made up of 3,271 males and 3,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2445.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415307
Area (hectares) 2445.39 hectares
Population 6,457
Male Population 3,271
Female Population 3,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanapur compares

By the 2011 count Khanapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 2445.39 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Khanapur

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

Khanapur lies about 48 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Dhalgaon, about 33 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 Khanapur
Nearest town Vite 19 km
Nearest railway station Dhalgaon 33 km
District headquarters Sangli 48 km

Villages closest to Khanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanapur village had a population of 6,457. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Khanapur village has 3,271 males and 3,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanapur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Khanapur is 415307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanapur covers 2445.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanapur falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khanapur is Dhalgaon, about 33 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 Khanapur.

Khanapur is about 48 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanapur is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 19 km away. Dhalgaon is about 33 km away. Sangli is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Posewadi (2.4 km), Benapur (3.1 km) and Sultangade (3.5 km).

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

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