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About Khandar Village

Khandar is a small village in Pachpahar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 134 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pachpahar
Pincode 326512
Area (hectares) 226.58 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 134
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khandar compares

By the 2011 count Khandar is the 117th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 226.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Khandar

Khandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandar as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandar from other places

Khandar lies about 32 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 26 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 Khandar
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 26 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpahar 32 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 32 km

Villages closest to Khandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandar village had a population of 267. That makes it the 117th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Khandar village has 134 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Khandar is 326512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandar covers 226.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandar falls under Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khandar is Jhalarapatan, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khandar.

Khandar is about 32 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandar is in Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 26 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 26 km away. Pachpahar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobra (4.8 km), Kali Talai (5.3 km) and Guradiya Bharta (11 km).

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

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