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About Khirda Village

Khirda is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,744, made up of 887 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 750 hectares
Population 1,744
Male Population 887
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khirda compares

By the 2011 count Khirda is the 26th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 750 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Khirda

Khirda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khirda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khirda from other places

Khirda lies about 20 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 3.3 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 Khirda
Nearest railway station Jaulka 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 6.4 km
District headquarters Washim 20 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 20 km

Villages closest to Khirda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirda village had a population of 1,744. That makes it the 26th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Khirda village has 887 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirda has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Khirda is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirda covers 750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khirda falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khirda is Jaulka, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khirda.

Khirda is about 20 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirda is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Jaulka is about 3.3 km away. Malegaon is about 6.4 km away. Washim 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 Davha (1.6 km), Bordi (2.3 km) and Borgaon (3.0 km).

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

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