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About Khanyale Village

Khanyale is a small village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 214 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972 hectares hectares.

Khanyale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanyale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Area (hectares) 972 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 214
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanyale compares

By the 2011 count Khanyale is the 39th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 972 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Khanyale

Khanyale is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanyale as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khanyale from other places

Khanyale lies about 26 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, 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 Khanyale
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 11 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 22 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 26 km
Nearest town Mapusa 30 km

Villages closest to Khanyale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanyale village had a population of 444. That makes it the 39th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Khanyale village has 214 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanyale has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

Khanyale covers 972 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanyale falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khanyale is Thivim, 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 <5 km distance for Khanyale.

Khanyale is about 26 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanyale is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 11 km away. Thivim is about 22 km away. Sindhudurg is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhike Konal (2.7 km), Konal (2.7 km) and Bodade (2.8 km).

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

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