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About Khandel Village

Khandel is a large village in Railmagra tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,150, made up of 1,086 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandel village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Railmagra
Pincode 313328
Area (hectares) 1384 hectares
Population 2,150
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khandel compares

By the 2011 count Khandel is the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,417 residents. Its 1384 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Khandel

Khandel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khandel 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandel from other places

Khandel lies about 22 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Kuanriya, about 8.7 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 Khandel
Nearest railway station Kuanriya 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Railmagra 22 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 22 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 22 km

Villages closest to Khandel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandel village had a population of 2,150. That makes it the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,417 residents.

Khandel village has 1,086 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandel has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Khandel is 313328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandel covers 1384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khandel falls under Railmagra tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khandel is Kuanriya, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khandel.

Khandel is about 22 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandel is in Railmagra tehsil of Rajsamand district. Kuanriya is about 8.7 km away. Railmagra is about 22 km away. Rajsamand is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tara Khera (2.2 km), Lapsya Khera (2.2 km) and Bakhatpura (3.3 km).

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

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