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About Khandiya Village

Khandiya is a small village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 158 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314403
Area (hectares) 111.15 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 158
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandiya compares

By the 2011 count Khandiya is the 219th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 111.15 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Khandiya

Khandiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandiya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khandiya from other places

Khandiya lies about 29 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 29 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 Khandiya
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 29 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 29 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 29 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 29 km

Villages closest to Khandiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandiya village had a population of 310. That makes it the 219th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Khandiya village has 158 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandiya has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Khandiya is 314403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandiya covers 111.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandiya falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khandiya is Shalashah Thana, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khandiya.

Khandiya is about 29 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandiya is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Simalwara is about 29 km away. Dungarpur is about 29 km away. Dūngarpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sekari (under 2 km), Tamboliya (under 2 km) and Sakarsi (under 2 km).

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

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