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About Khanpui Village

Khanpui is a mid sized village in Darlawn tehsil, in the district of Aizawl, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 792 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpui village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Aizawl
Tehsil Darlawn
Pincode 796161
Population 1,499
Male Population 792
Female Population 707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpui compares

By the 2011 count Khanpui is the 4th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 825 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Khanpui

Khanpui is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khanpui as Available within 10+ 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 Khanpui from other places

Khanpui lies about 36 km from Aizawl, and the nearest railway station is Hortoki, about 5.7 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 Khanpui
Nearest railway station Hortoki 5.7 km
Nearest town Kolasib 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlawn 26 km
District headquarters Aizawl 36 km

Villages closest to Khanpui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpui village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 4th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 825 residents.

Khanpui village has 792 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpui has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Khanpui is 796161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpui falls under Darlawn tehsil of Aizawl district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Khanpui is Hortoki, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khanpui.

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

Khanpui is in Darlawn tehsil of Aizawl district. Hortoki is about 5.7 km away. Kolasib is about 20 km away. Darlawn is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratu (25 km), Tuirinikai (27 km) and Khawruhlian (29 km).

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

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