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About Khandala Village

Khandala is a mid sized village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 511 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Pincode 442301
Area (hectares) 737.05 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 511
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandala compares

By the 2011 count Khandala is the 22nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 737.05 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

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 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 36 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Sindi, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Sindi 15 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 20 km
District headquarters Wardha 36 km

Villages closest to Khandala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samudrapur 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 977. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Khandala village has 511 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Khandala is 442301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandala covers 737.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandala falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khandala is Sindi, about 15 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 km distance for Khandala.

Khandala is about 36 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandala is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 6.7 km away. Sindi is about 15 km away. Hinganghāt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (1.6 km), Govindpur (2.3 km) and Lahori (2.7 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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