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About Khandsal Village

Khandsal is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 401 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.09 hectares hectares.

Khandsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandsal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 79.09 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 401
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandsal compares

By the 2011 count Khandsal is the 342nd largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 79.09 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Khandsal

Khandsal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khandsal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khandsal from other places

Khandsal lies about 28 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Dhampur, 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 Khandsal
Nearest town Nihtaur 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhampur 11 km
District headquarters Bijnor 28 km

Villages closest to Khandsal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandsal village had a population of 778. That makes it the 342nd largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Khandsal village has 401 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandsal has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Khandsal covers 79.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khandsal falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khandsal is Dhampur, 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khandsal.

Khandsal is about 28 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandsal is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nihtaur is about 7.5 km away. Dhampur is about 11 km away. Bijnor is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shadipur (under 2 km), Harganpur (under 2 km) and Bakar Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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