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About Khanjanwadi Village

Khanjanwadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 110 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanjanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanjanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416608
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 110
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 Khanjanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Khanjanwadi is the 117th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Khanjanwadi

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

Khanjanwadi lies about 11 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 21 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 Khanjanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 11 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 21 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 45 km

Villages closest to Khanjanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanjanwadi village had a population of 226. That makes it the 117th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Khanjanwadi village has 110 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanjanwadi has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Khanjanwadi is 416608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanjanwadi covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanjanwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khanjanwadi is Sindhudurg, about 21 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 Khanjanwadi.

Khanjanwadi is about 11 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanjanwadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 11 km away. Sindhudurg is about 21 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chander (under 2 km), Chindar (under 2 km) and Amavane (1.8 km).

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

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