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About Khanivade Village

Khanivade is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 475 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800 hectares hectares.

Khanivade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanivade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 800 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 475
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanivade compares

By the 2011 count Khanivade is the 122nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 800 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, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Khanivade

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

Khanivade lies about 34 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vaitarna, about 6.6 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 Khanivade
Nearest railway station Vaitarna 6.6 km
Nearest town Virār 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Palghar 27 km
District headquarters Thane 34 km

Villages closest to Khanivade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanivade village had a population of 966. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Khanivade village has 475 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanivade has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Khanivade covers 800 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.

Khanivade falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khanivade is Vaitarna, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khanivade.

Khanivade is about 34 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanivade is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Vaitarna is about 6.6 km away. Virār is about 11 km away. Palghar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambadi (9.4 km), Nagzari (9.6 km) and Gargaon (12 km).

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

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