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About Khandap Village

Khandap is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,637, made up of 1,860 males and 1,777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1913.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandap village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344043
Area (hectares) 1913.04 hectares
Population 3,637
Male Population 1,860
Female Population 1,777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandap compares

By the 2011 count Khandap is the 16th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 1913.04 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Khandap

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

Khandap lies about 128 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Rakhi, about 11 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 Khandap
Nearest railway station Rakhi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 24 km
Nearest town Siwāna 24 km
District headquarters Barmer 128 km

Villages closest to Khandap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandap village had a population of 3,637. That makes it the 16th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Khandap village has 1,860 males and 1,777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandap has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Khandap is 344043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandap covers 1913.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandap falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khandap is Rakhi, about 11 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 village for Khandap.

Khandap is about 128 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandap is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Rakhi is about 11 km away. Siwana is about 24 km away. Siwāna is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabli (2.4 km), Sarwari (4.0 km) and Arthandi (5.3 km).

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

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