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About Khandval Village

Khandval is a small village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 231 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandval village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Pincode 421302
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 231
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Khandval compares

By the 2011 count Khandval is the 186th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Khandval

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

Khandval lies about 10 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Bhivandi Road, about 1.6 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 Khandval
Nearest railway station Bhivandi Road 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 5.3 km
District headquarters Thane 10 km

Villages closest to Khandval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandval village had a population of 440. That makes it the 186th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Khandval village has 231 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandval has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Khandval is 421302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandval covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khandval falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khandval is Bhivandi Road, about 1.6 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 Khandval.

Khandval is about 10 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandval is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Bhivandi Road is about 1.6 km away. Bhiwandi is about 5.3 km away. Thane is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alkhivali (under 2 km), Ashivali (under 2 km) and Borivali Tarf Sonale (under 2 km).

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

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