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About Khandala Village

Khandala is one of the larger villages in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,832, made up of 3,531 males and 3,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1705 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khandala
Pincode 412802
Area (hectares) 1705 hectares
Population 6,832
Male Population 3,531
Female Population 3,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandala compares

By the 2011 count Khandala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1705 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

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 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 Khandala from other places

Khandala lies about 136 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Khandala, about under 2 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 Khandala under 2 km
Nearest town Khopoli 3.9 km
District headquarters Satara 136 km

Villages closest to Khandala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khandala 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 6,832. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Khandala village has 3,531 males and 3,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandala has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Khandala is 412802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandala covers 1705 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandala falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khandala is Khandala, about under 2 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 Khandala.

Khandala is about 136 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandala is in Khandala tehsil of Satara district. Khandala is about under 2 km away. Khopoli is about 3.9 km away. Satara is about 136 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pisalwadi (12 km), Harali (13 km) and Padali (13 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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